The Right to Safe Water
Without water, there are no communities cause there is no life.
Water is our most valuable asset and it must be protected and preserved. Private property water rights are very complex and controversal issues so until this site will primarily be focusing on municipal / public water issues regarding safety and conservation of water.
Our water ways have been subject to many abuses, natural and man made. We must get involved to help solve these problems.
Another issue is fluoridation. Various municipalities around the state add fluoride to the drinking water. Fluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) is the most commonly used additive for water fluoridation in the United States. It is an inexpensive liquid by-product of phosphate fertilizer manufacture.
The following communities have petitioned to have fluoride removed from their municipal water:
- San Marcos