The city of Calgary has provided a updated calendar for the reintroduction of fluorine with the city’s drinking water – and there was another delay.
In an update written Thursday morning, the city said that the system should now be operational for some time “later in the second quarter of this year.”
Fluoride was removed from the city’s drinking water in 2011 and the necessary infrastructure was discovered and withdrawn from the city’s water treatment factories.
However, a decision to reintroduce fluoride was made after A plebiscite in the 2021 civic elections revealed that 62% of voters supported fluorine.
Fluoride was removed from Calgary drinking water in 2011, but a decision to add it again was made after a plebiscite in 2021 revealed that 62% of voters supported fluoride.
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Construction began in September 2023 and the city initially declared that the system should be operational in the fall of 2023.
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This target date was changed several times – the last was in March 2025 – but Thursday’s announcement means that it could take up to three more months.
City officials said the equipment had been installed, but was still tested and inspected to make sure it is working properly.
The initial cost of the project was estimated at $ 10.1 million, but the last estimate is almost triple – $ 28.1 million.
The annual operating cost is expected to be around $ 1 million.
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