BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of Buffalo and Buffalo Water Board regarding the lack of fluoride in city water.

In January 2023, a Buffalo Water report revealed that city residents had not had fluoride in their water since June 22, 2015 .

Then, in July 2023, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of Buffalo Water customers , claiming the City of Buffalo and Buffalo Water Board were violating constitutional rights by depriving customers of fluoride in their drinking water.

In September 2024, the city reintroduced fluoride into the water .

Now, a judge has dismissed the lawsuit. In the decision, the judge said, in part:

"In 2015, the City of Buffalo stopped adding fluoride to its municipal water supply in order to facilitate capital improvemen

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