Cost of Replacement Fluoridation Equipment, Ennerdale and Cornhow Water Treatment Works, West Cumbria

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Dear Public Health England,

During 2013 or thereafter (or possibly before), when Cumbria County Council became financially responsible for the revenue costs of the water fluoridation programme in West Cumbria, United Utilities made arrangements for their deficient fluoridation equipment at Cornhow and Ennerdale Water Treatment Works (WTW) to be replaced.

The cost of the new equipment was the subject of a FoI request with Cumbria County Council which denied that they had paid for the replacement fluoridation equipment.

As agents for the Secretary of State for Health, Public Health England will probably have had a role in paying the suppliers of the equipment..

Would you please let me know the capital cost before VAT of the two replacement installations at Cornhow Water Treatment Works and Ennerdale Water Treatment Works.

I would also like to know the cost of the fluoridating acid (hexafluorosilicic acid) which was purchased by these two Water Treatment Works for the financial year 2013-2014 and 2014-2015.

Yours faithfully,

Joy Warren

FOI, Public Health England

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FOI, Public Health England

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Dear Miss Warren

Please find attached Public Health England's response to your request for information.

Kind regards

FOI team

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