LURAY, Va. — The Luray Town Council has announced plans to discontinue the addition of fluoride in town water.
According to a June 25, 2025 Town of Luray media announcement:
Based on significant discussions and updates by town staff, town council elected to discontinue the addition of fluoride to its drinking water.
Due to the required ninety (90) day notification period by the Virginia Department of Health – Office of Drinking Water, the town will stop adding fluoride to its drinking water in early September 2025.
A notice is being provided to all current water system users in the June 25, 2025, utility bill.
Hand-delivered copies of the notice were delivered to apartment complexes and other groups on June 24, 2025.
For questions, or further information, please email the town at info@townofluray.com.
From the 2025 Virginia Department of Health website:
Since 1962, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service (PHS), has recommend that community water systems add fluoride to drinking water to prevent tooth decay.
The State Board of Health, State Health Commissioner, and Virginia Department of Health recommend that all community water systems in Virginia, which are also known as “waterworks,” deliver the optimum fluoride ion concentration as determined by the PHS.
This recommendation is included in the amendments to Virginia’s Waterworks Regulations, which became effective on June 23, 2021.
To view the 2025 Virginia Department of Health guidelines regarding fluoride in drinking water, click HERE.
For more information about fluoridation and public health, click HERE.
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