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Source: SJ Mercury News
After years of debate, San Jose is finally getting fluoride in its drinking water.
A unanimous vote Tuesday by the Santa Clara Valley Water District finalized funding for the long-anticipated project for the largest city in the country without fluoridated drinking water. But it will take about two more years to retrofit local water plants to bring the additive aimed at saving children's teeth from decay to the city's taps.
"It's a big deal,'' said Marty Fenstersheib, Santa Clara County's health officer. "I used to ask people, 'What do you think of the fact we don't have fluoride in our water in San Jose?' A lot of people will tell you I didn't know we didn't have it.''
Even now, though, San Jose residents won't be getting the optimal amount of fluoride in their drinking water.
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