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MetroWest, MA

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…