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The City of Lebanon Authority on Monday approved 2027 chemical and pipe bids with one exception: the bid for hydrofluorosilicic acid commonly used to fluoridate drinking water.
The bid price of hydrofluorosilicic acid, or HFS, jumped from $28.50 to $293.77 per hundredweight (CWT), a 930% increase, said CoLA executive director Tom Deitzler. As a result, CoLA is holding off purchase…