Does Ohio Have Fluoridation?

Fluoride is added to Columbus' drinking water as required by the State of Ohio since the early 1970's. The fluoride concentration in Columbus water has averaged 0.9 part per million (ppm), which is below the allowed limit of 4 ppm.

Does Cleveland water have fluoride?

Today, we feed about 0.7 to 0.9 mg/L of fluoride into our drinking water as a liquid (hydrofluorosilicic acid) so we can carefully control the amount with our chemical feed pumps. ... Fluoride is a “conservative chemical.” In other words, it does not react with other chemicals typically found in drinking water.

Where does Ohio get its water?

Ohio's drinking water comes from two primary sources: surface water and ground water. Surface water comes from lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams. Groundwater is water underground in aquifers (highly permeable rocks, soil and sand), which can be extracted through wells or found as springs.