I know that there have been water issues in Highland Falls for years. In recent times the removal of fluoride was a topic, for which I was very hopeful. We don’t need it. Most toothpastes already contain it and that gives a person a choice of using it or not. (Some studies done a while ago showed that the countries in Europe that did not allow fluoride did not have more cavities than we have.) However, the village discussions about removing fluoride from our water disappeared.

Now, referring to the Oct. 19th village board meeting Mayor DiSalvo, according to the Oct. 28th issue of The News of the Highlands, said that the municipality was approached by a company that might be able to help with the brown water problem. Per the article, the company puts an additive in water pipes to treat galvanized steel pipe buildup.

My question is, what is this additive, and will we end up drinking it?