November 1st 2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water begins to prepare residents for further water usage cuts . On there Facebook page they posted, “a fun reminder to help conserve water? Ridgewood Water has 5-Minute Shower Timers available to customers at our office located in Village Hall, 131 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood. ”
First they restricted watering :Stage II restrictions (2 days per week irrigation) were imposed in June 2016 and are still in effect in Glen Rock, Midland Park, Ridgewood and Wyckoff. Without these restrictions, the use of drinking water for irrigation will continue increasing toward levels that are unsustainable regardless of drought conditions. To reverse this trend, an ordinance was approved by the Village Council on April 12, 2017 to amend the provisions governing Watering and Water Emergencies in the Village of Ridgewood Code. Changes include:
Making 2 days per week irrigation permanent year round,
Restricting irrigation hours to limit losses to evaporation,
Restricting irrigation using private wells to 2 days a week,
Adding new exemptions, including drip irrigation and smart controllers.
With four major high density housing projects going up in the Central Business District is Ridgewood Water getting the Village ready for further water restrictions?
Yes more restrictions are coming and with them will come a rate increase because they are not selling enough water.
Anyone’s lawn perish due to 2 day/week restriction? The fact is without water restriction most people massively overwater. Watering too frequently impairs root system development, rendering your lawn more water-needy and less drought resistant.
More bullshit
They will do whatever they can as long as we only keep on whining in social media. They have found heaven in Ridgewood, nice residents who abide to any bullshit thrown at them. RWG also has a nice sleepy VC who just yawns. Let’s take them for a ride.
Living in Rwg is becoming more difficult by the day, costwise and bullshitwise.
I am not taking five-minute showers so that hundreds of people can move here.