“For decades, the issue of fluoridated water remained on the fringes. . . . But as more places, like Fairbanks and parts of Canada, take up the issue in a more measured way, it is shifting away from conspiracy and toward the mainstream. The conclusion among these communities is that with fluoride now so widely available in toothpaste and mouthwash, there is less need to add it to water, which already has naturally occurring fluoride. Putting it in tap water, they say, is an imprecise way of distributing fluoride; how much fluoride a person gets depends on body weight and water consumed.”
Since 2010, over 70 communities have rejected the practice, including over 30 communities like Calgary, Alberta (pop. 1.3 million people) and Albuquerque, New Mexico (pop. 500,000) that have voted to end their longstanding fluoridation programs. Read More: Communities that have removed Fluoride from their water supply.
Communities and Dates of Fluoride Removal in US and other countries:
Woodland, Washington state- 5,625, August 19, 2013
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 31,600, August 13, 2013
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia- 23,000, August 13, 2013
Parkland, Washington, 35,800, June 2013
Hamilton, New Zealand- 145,600, June 5, 2013
Portland, Oregon 900,000 May 21, 2013
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia- 61,700, May 14, 2013
Kenton, Tennessee- 1,525 May 8, 2013
Southwest Harbor, Maine- 2,000, May 7, 2013
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia- 1,075, April 23, 2013
Whitsunday Regional Council, Queensland, Australia- 37,000, April 9, 2013
Au Gres, Michigan- 890, March 2013
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia- 9,573, March 2013
Tyrone, Pennsylvania- 5,500, March 2013
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia- 2,800, February 25, 2013
Olivehurst, California- 14,000, February 22, 2013
Plumas Lake, California- (affected by decision of the Olivehurt Public Utility) 6,000 February 22, 2013
Smithville, Missouri- 8,500, February 22, 2013
Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia- 102,000, February 21, 2013
Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia (Fraser Coast)- February 21, 2013
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (Fraser Coast)- February 21, 2013
Tiaro, Queensland, Australia (Fraser Coast)- February 21, 2013
Burdekin, Queensland, Australia- 18,192, (2006 estimate) February 12, 2013
Ayr, Queensland, Australia (Burdekin area)- 9,000 February 12, 2013
Home Hill, Queensland, Australia (Burdekin area)- 3,050 February 12, 2013
Brandon, Queensland, Australia (Burdekin area)- 900 February 12, 2013
Bundaberg region, Queensland, Australia- 100,000, February 12, 2013
Bargara, Queensland, Australia (Bundaberg region)- 7,000 February 12, 2013
Childers, Queensland, Australia (Bundaberg region)- 1,700 February 12, 2013
Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia (Bundaberg region)- 2,000 February 12, 2013
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin- 2,126, February 2013
Balsam Lake, Wisconsin- 1,000, February 4, 2013
Cairns, Queensland, Australia- 153,000, January 29, 2013
Mossman, Queensland, Australia (Cairns area)- 1,740 January 29, 2013
Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia (Cairns area)- 3,200, January 29, 2013
Windsor, Ontario, Canada- 279,000, January 28, 2013
La Salle, Ontario, Canada (affected by Windsor vote)- 29,000, January 28, 2013
Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada (affected by Windsor vote)- 24,000, January 28, 2013
Doomadgee Aboriginal Council- 1,300, January 2013
Biggenden, Queensland, Australia (North Burnett area)- 690, January 2013
Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia (North Burnett area)- 630, January 2013
Gayndah, Queensland, Australia (North Burnett area)- 1,800, January 2013
Monto, Queensland, Australia (North Burnett area)- 1,300, January 2013
Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia (North Burnett area)- 500 January 2013
Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia (North Burnett area)- 1,050, January 2013
South Burnett, Queensland, Australia- 28,191, January 2013
Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia (South Burnett)- 1,055, January 2013
Nanango, Queensland, Australia (South Burnett)- 3,083, January 2013
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia (South Burnett)- 7,620, January 2013
Wondai, Queensland, Australia (South Burnett)- 1,402, January 2013
Murgon, Queensland, Australia (South Burnett)- 2,131, January 2013
Pine Island, Florida- 13,000 water customers, December 11, 2012
Atherton, Queensland, Australia (Tablelands Regional Council)- 7,300, December 2012
Mareeba, Queensland, Australia (Tablelands Regional Council)- 10,200, December 2012
Kuranda, Queensland, Australia (Tablelands Regional Council)- 3,000, December 2012
Malanda, Queensland, Australia (Tablelands Regional Council)- 2,100, December 2012
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, 8,133, December 2012
Milton, Florida- 7,000, November 2012
Romulus, New York- 400, November 2012
Wichita, Kansas- 385,000, November 6, 2012
Harvard, Nebraska- 1,000, November 6, 2012
Crescent City, California- 14,000, November 6, 2012
Pulaski, New York- 2,367, October, 2012
Lake View, Iowa- 1,300, October 19, 2012
Cassadaga and Lily Dale, New York- 900, October 17, 2012
Waipukurau, New Zealand- 4,000, September 28, 2012
Orillia, Ontario, Canada- 40,000, July 17, 2012
Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia- 1,217, August 9, 2012
Rosetown, Saskatchewan- 2,300, July 16, 2012
Santa Fe, New Mexico- 68,642, July 11, 2012
Argos, Indiana- 1,700, June 6, 2012
Walkerton, Indiana- 2,200, Spring 2012
North Liberty, Indiana- 2,000, Spring 2012
Lakeville, Indiana- 800, Spring 2012
Bassett, Nebraska- 600, May 15, 2011
Palisades, Colorado- 3,000, May 15, 2012
Pevely, Missouri- 6,000, May 1, 2012
Okotoks, Alberta, Canada- 25,000, April 23, 2012
Curacao- 140,000, April 22, 2012
Albequerque, New Mexico- 500,000, April 11, 2012
West Manheim, Pennsylvania- 8,000, April 8, 2012
Bourbon, Indiana- 2,000, March 20, 2012
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada- 20,000, February 7, 2012
Bolivar, Missouri- 11,000, February 7, 2012
Myerstown, Pennsylvania- 3,500, January 13, 2012
Hartland Township, Michigan - 14,800, December 20, 2011
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - 140,000, December 19, 2011
Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada - 20,000, December 12, 2011
Grantsburg, Wisconsin- 1,300, December 12, 2011
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada- 3,000, November 19, 2011
Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada- 11,200, November 19, 2011
Amesbury, Massachusetts- 16,500, November 8, 2011
Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada- 33,000, October 31, 2011
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee- 11,000, October 18, 2011
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada- 1,000, October 18, 2011
New Plymouth, New Zealand- 50,000, October 13, 2011
Palmer, Alaska- 8,400, October 11, 2011
Welsh, Louisiana- 3,500, October 4, 2011
Spencer, Indiana /BPP Water- 10,500, September 30, 2011
College Station, Texas- 100,000, September 22, 2011
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada- 7,000, September 12, 2011
Hohenwald, Tennessee- 4,000, September 6, 2011
Pottstown, Pennsylvania- 15,500, August 16, 2011
Spring Hill, Tennessee- 30,000, August 15, 2011
Taber, Alberta, Canada- 6,500, July 20, 2011
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada- 5,000, July 4, 2011
Taumarunui, New Zealand- 5,000, June 30, 2011
Fairbanks, Alaska- 80,000, June 6, 2011
Naples Village, New York- 1,070, May 18, 2011
Mount Clemens, Michigan- 17,300, May 16, 2011
Holmen, Wisconsin- 6,200, April 27, 2011
Lago Vista, Texas- 6,500, April 21, 2011
Mechanicsville, Iowa- 1,200, April 17, 2011
Marcellus, Michigan- 1,100, March 17, 2011
Independence, Virginia- 1,000, February 16, 2011
Calgary, Alberta, Canada- 1,300,000, February 8, 2011
Yellow Springs, Ohio- 3,200, February 7, 2011
Verchères, Québec, Canada- 5,240, February 7, 2011
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania- 5,500, January 19, 2011
(First announced Feb 4, 2010) Sparta, North Carolina- 2,000, November 15, 2010
Tellico, Tennessee- 900, November 4, 2010
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada- 2,600, November 1, 2010
Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira, Ontario, Canada- 103,000, October 25, 2010
O’Fallon, Missouri- 80,000, October 5, 2010
Red Bay, Alabama- 5,000, September 15, 2010
Napa, California- 78,000, August 17, 2010
Sandpoint, Idaho- 7,500, July 24, 2010
Kaikohe, New Zealand- 4,000, May 17, 2010
Kaitaia, New Zealand- 5,500, May 17, 2010
Crete, Nebraska- 7,000, May 11, 2010
Dakota City, Nebraska- 2,000, May 11, 2010
Franklin County, Nebraska- 3,500, May 11, 2010
Norfolk, Nebraska- 25,000, May 11, 2010
Wahoo, Nebraska- 4,500, May 11, 2010
Gatineau, Québec, Canada- 266,000, May 5, 2010
If this is a concern to you, find out what your city is doing.
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