Sac City Water Committee recommends removal of extra Fluoride in city drinking water

At the August 30, 2011 Sac City Water Committee meeting the committee, composed of City Administrator Adam Ledford, Councilors Bill Brenny and Nick Frohardt, and department heads Bob Scheffler and Jim Johnston it was determined that the committee would make a recommendation to the city council to cease adding Fluoride to the Sac City water supply.

Right now, the city is adding .07 parts per million (PPM) to the water supply, the equipment to add that Fluoride to the water supply cost between three and five thousand dollars, Sac City’s water supply already contains between .05 and .06 PPM of fluoride already, and there is no requirement that any fluoride be added. According to City Administrator Adam Ledford, the committee was informed by Water Department Head Jim Johnston that the equipment to add Fluoride to the water supply needs to be replaced.

According to Ledford, the idea to discontinue adding Fluoride to the water supply would save the city a “couple of thousand” dollars per year in chemical costs, and between seven and eleven thousand dollars for the cost to replace the equipment that adds it to the water supply.

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