**** Halifax Water Release
Fluoridation of Drinking Water resumes at J.Douglas Kline (Pockwock Lake)
Halifax Water is advising customers that fluoridation of drinking water has resumed at J.Douglas Kline (Pockwock Lake) water supply plant.
While the addition of fluoride is not a regulatory requirement, Halifax Water has reported this change in drinking water treatment to the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSECC), as required by its Approval to Operate permit.
The Halifax Water Board of Commissioners endorsed fluoridation based on support from the IWK, the Nova Scotia Dental Association, and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry.
Halifax Water remains committed to continuing fluoridation as directed by our Board of Commissioners in consultation with Public Health.
The utility is currently evaluating options for adding fluoride back into the system at Lake Major. These range from standalone renovations to accommodate additional tanks to solutions that are added to the much larger water supply enhancement projects planned for the water treatment plant over the next 5-10 years (the timing of restoration of the fluoride system may be sooner). Once these options have been refined, they will be taken to our Board of Commissioners for input, and decisions will be made on the next steps.
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