Alabama public water systems receive water fluoridation quality awards

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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.alabamapublichealth.gov/oralhealth/.

Systems receiving water fluoridation quality awards are as follows:

 

Certificate of Appreciation – 50 Year Awards

Decatur Utilities
Water Fluoridation Quality Award Recipients
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

 

Media Release/ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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