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Months-Long Fluoride Shut Down Coming For Boston Area Communities Months-Long Fluoride Shut Down Coming For Boston Area Communities
Months-Long Fluoride Shut Down Coming For Boston Area Communities Several Massachusetts communities may want to take an opportunity to ensure their brushing routine is up to snuff after officials announced that some areas will be without fluoride-boosted water for months.  A new project to replace portions of fluoride feed piping and equipment will lead to the shut down of fluoride supplies for MetroWest and Metro Boston communities beginning in late February, according to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.  The MWRA expects the shutdown to take three months or less while the almost 20-year-old chemical feed system for fluoride is…

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Health Officials Raise Alarms After Sewage Discharge In Boston Inner Harbor Health Officials Raise Alarms After Sewage Discharge In Boston Inner Harbor
Health Officials Raise Alarms After Sewage Discharge In Boston Inner Harbor Health officials are warning the public to stay away from the water in Boston Inner Harbor following a sewage discharge earlier this week.  The Water Resources Authority said the overflow happened around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 after a vicious storm hit the area with heavy rains and high winds. Water upstream of North Washington Street Bridge should be avoided for two days minimum. "The public is advised to avoid contact with affected water bodies for at least 48 hours after a sewage discharge or overflow, during rainstorms, and for 48 hours after rainstorms end, due to increased health risks…

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by Josh Lanier