Viewpoint: Fluoridation of water

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Fluoridation of water is prim a r i ly a health issue and therefore the Department of Health is the leading national department. The Department of Water Affairs and Fo re st ry (DWAF) will support the Department of Health in implementing national policy in the same way as DWAF will support other national and provincial departments as well as local government to implement government policy. DWAF has a duty in terms of the National Water Act to protect the aquatic resources for future generations DWAF has also a regulatory role in terms of the Water Services Act, in other words, to ensure that the objectives of this Act are achieved by all water service institutions. This implies that the implementation of any decision to fluoridate a water supply must be done in an integrated, phased and pro g re s si ve fashion and take the requirements of both water acts into account.

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