UPDATE : Pasco City Council votes 4-2 to discontinue fluoridation in the city's drinking water.

The city will join Kennewick and Richland in keeping fluoride out of the water.

The decision comes after council members discussed putting the issue on the November 2026 ballot.

PASCO, Wash. – The Pasco City Council will consider whether to continue or discontinue fluoridating the city's drinking water at their upcoming meeting on November 17.

Pasco has added fluoride to its water since November 1998, following a resolution that aimed to provide dental health benefits.

The current fluoride level is approximately 0.7 parts per million, as recommended by the Washington State Department of Health.

The decision will come after a 90-day public notice period that ended on September 29, 2025.

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