MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces that 78 Alabama public water systems recently received water fluoridation quality awards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 2016. One 50-year certificate was also provided to Decatur Utilities for fluoridating for 50 years or more.
Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in the water to a level that is optimal for preventing tooth decay. The award recognized those communities that maintained a consistent level of optimally fluoridated water throughout 2016.
Studies have shown that for every $1 invested in fluoridation, approximately $38 is saved in costs for dental treatment. Research also shows that fluoridation prevents tooth decay among all age groups, not just children, regardless of age, race, education or income levels. More than 210 million people, or 75 percent of the United States population served by public water supplies, currently drink water with optimal fluoride levels for preventing decay.
The ADPH’s county environmental and oral health staff, Alabama Department of Environmental Management staff, local water plant staffs and CDC made this achievement possible by submitting or collecting data to report in the Water Fluoridation Reporting System.
For more information contact Summer Gagnon, state fluoridation program coordinator, or Dr. Tommy Johnson, Oral Health director, at (334) 206-5398 or visit http://www.
Systems receiving water fluoridation quality awards are as follows:
Certificate of Appreciation – 50 Year Awards
Decatur Utilities
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Water Fluoridation Quality Award Recipients
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Albertville Utilities Board | Madison County Water Department |
Alexander City Water Department | Marion Water Department |
American Water Enterprise | Mobile Area Water Service System |
Anniston Water Works | Montgomery Water Works |
Athens Water Dept. | Monroeville Water Service |
Atmore Utility Board | Muscle Shoals Water Department |
Auburn Water Works | North Baldwin Utilities |
Bessemer (G.U.S.C.) | North Marshall Utilities |
Birmingham Water Board | Northport Water Treatment Facility |
Brewton Water Works | Orange Beach Water system |
Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority | Ozark Utilities |
Centre Water and Sewer Board | Perdido Bay Water System |
Chattahoochee Valley Water Supply Dist. | Phenix City Utilities |
Colbert County Rural Water System | Pine Hill Water Department |
Cullman Utilities Board | Russell County Water Authority |
Daleville Water & Sewer Board | Russellville Water & Sewer Board |
Daphne Utilities Board | Saraland Water Service |
Decatur Utilities | Scottsboro Water, Sewer, & Gas Board |
Dothan Water Utilities | Section-Dutton Water System |
Enterprise Water Works | Selma Water Works & Sewer Board |
Eufaula Water Works | Sheffield Utilities Department |
Evergreen Water Works | Shelby County Water Services |
Fairhope Water Dept. | Smiths Water & Sewer Authority |
Fayette Water Works Board | Spanish Fort Water System |
Five Star Water | Sylacauga Utilities Board |
Foley-Riviera Utilities | Talladega Water & Sewer Board |
Fort Deposit Water & Sewer Board | Talladega-Shelby Water Treatment Plant |
Gadsden Water Works | Tallassee Water Works |
Gordo Water Gas & Sewer | Tri Community Water System |
Grand Bay Water Works Board | Troy Utilities Department |
Guin Water & Sewer Board | Trussville Utilities |
Guntersville Water Works & Sewer Board | Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer |
Gulf Shores Utilities Board | Tuscumbia Water Works |
Hamilton Water Works & Sewer Board | Tuskegee Utilities |
Harvest-Monrovia Water & Sewer | Utilities Board of the City of Opelika |
Heflin Water Works | Warrior River Authority |
Huntsville Utilities | Water Works Board of Prattville |
Jackson Water & Sewer | |
Jacksonville Utilities | |
Lafayette Water Works | |
Luverne Water & Sewer Departmen
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Media Release/ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH