Water District Considers Elimination of Fluoride

The Olivenhain Municipal Water District board of directors is considering seeking state permission to stop putting fluoride into its water supply.

Board members will discuss the proposal at their regular monthly meeting, which is set for 4 p.m. today at the district’s offices at 1966 Olivenhain Road. OMWD covers a 48-square-mile area and serves about 87,000 customers in Encinitas, Carlsbad, San Diego, Solana Beach and neighboring communities, the district’s website said. The district has been adding fluoride into its water supply since 2013, a staff report produced for the meeting said. Like other fluoridation efforts around the nation, OMWD’s Community Water Fluoridation program has been controversial.