Eight years after the then Oberon Council voted not to have fluoride added to the town water supply, and two-and-a-half years after the current council voted in favour of fluoridation, the final steps are now being taken.

And mayor Kathy Sajowitz says the community will be told when the move is made.

The mayor was asked at Oberon Council's February meeting about the project's status.

"Will council advise the public when fluoride is added to the water and what type of fluoride will be added to the water," Michael Kantaras asked.

In answer to the question, Cr Sajowitz said the public would be advised when fluoridation is added to the water.

The papers for council's February meeting provide an update on the fluoridation project.

The papers say formal approval from the NSW Government in February 2020 allowed council to move forward with finalising the technical information, specification and design.

Finalised technical specification and design was forwarded to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment in April 2020 and qualified builders were asked to submit pricing schedules for the construction of the new fluoridation plant room by September 14, 2020.

It was anticipated construction would start at the end of September 2020 and fluoridation equipment would be installed and commissioned by November 2020.

The Prominent Fluids company was awarded the contract to supply and install equipment in June 2020.

According to the council papers, an on-site induction meeting was held on October 1, 2020 with the fluoride and building contractors and work officially started on-site on October 12, 2020.

The council papers say the handover to Prominent Fluids was supposed to be in late November 2020, but Prominent Fluids "advised there was a delay due to a prolonged large project in Queensland".

Technicians were not expected onsite in Oberon until late January 2021 with telemetry and mandatory offline testing to commenced during February.

According to the council papers, fluoridation equipment was installed by Prominent Fluids during January 2021 and additional telemetry and mandatory offline testing was to have started last month.

The council papers say staff are finalising essential training and induction and continuing to work with the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and NSW Health before the fluoridation project is finalised.