A DECISION COULD BE MADE THIS WEEK TO ADD FLUORIDE TO ALBUQUERQUE'S DRINKING WATER. THE MATTER GOES BEFORE THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY ON WEDNESDAY. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS TELLS 770 KKOB, IF APPROVED, FLUORIDATION WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. HE SAYS THEY NEED TIME TO LAY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, SO FLUORIDATION PROBABLY WOULDN'T START AGAIN UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
MORRIS SAYS WATER OFFICIALS STOPPED FLUORIDATING IN 2011, BECAUSE THERE WAS ENOUGH NATURAL FLUORIDE IN THE WATER. BUT, WITH THE ADDITION OF RIVER WATER TO THE DRINKING SUPPLY, FLUORIDE LEVELS HAVE GONE DOWN.
