Does state law require that fluoride be added to drinking water?
Yes. In California, Assembly Bill (AB) 733, signed into law by Governor Pete Wilson in 1995, authorized the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) to require large water systems to fluoridate their public water supply. The California Fluoridation Regulations adopted by the CDHS were added to the California Code of Regulations (CCR – Title 22, Sections 64433 and 64434) in April 1998. These regulations apply to large systems with at least 10,000 service connections, such as Palo Alto. They require that large systems with existing fluoridation practices continue fluoridating under more stringent regulatory requirements (i.e., concentration, control, monitoring, reporting and notification requirements).
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