June 23,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood bog
Ridgewood NJ, What a mess the Village of Rdgewood and the Water Co are. At almost every Council meeting Ridgewood Water is asking for money ( Big Money) and yet here we are within two week we went from sage 1 to stage 2.
So why do we have that 36 inch water line that was put in many years ago. Yes thats right that water line is a hook up to United Water . Thats right residents we buy water from them. Many resident talk about high taxes. Is this what we get for taxes. No need to build big tanks just buy more water from United Water or is this a parting shot from the 3 Amigos and  Ms Queen Bee?
DECLARATION OF STAGE II WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
In accordance with the Codes of the Village of Ridgewood, the Boroughs of Glen Rock and Midland Park, and the Township of Wyckoff, Stage II water restrictions in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park, and Wyckoff, New Jersey are in effect beginning June 23, 2016 until further notice.
Residents, businesses, governmental agencies, and all other water users must adhere to Stage II of the restrictions shown on our website,water.ridgewoodnj.net.
If your address is an odd number, you may irrigate on Tuesdays and Saturdays only. If your address is an even number, you may irrigate on Wednesdays and Sundays only. A handheld hose may be used at any time including Mondays. No irrigation is allowed on Mondays, Thursdays, or Fridays except the use of a hand held hose.
The restriction level had to be increased to Stage II because water is being consumed at a greater rate than the supply system can sustain, thus reducing the amount of water in reserve for fire fighting and other emergencies.
Compliance with the Stage II restrictions will reduce the likelihood that more severe controls will be needed. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Violators will be subject to a fine and court appearance
Roberta Sonenfeld
Village Manager
What a disgrace rationing water.
No more excuses.
Fix the system
Water restrictions are not the solution. They are a symptom of a. Ery large problem.
Water restrictions are kicking the can down the road.
The Breath of Fresh Air Manager hired a Code Enforcement officer last year to issue tickets for violation. This officer wrote a couple of hundred tickets but I wonder if the other towns also hired their own Code Enforcement Officer to write water violation? ( I DONT THINK SO)
So there you have it Ridgewood tax payers. Your getting screwed again.
Sell the system. Let people that know what their doing come in a fix it.
You can’t ever build a system that will support domestic water needs AND unlimited irrigation for landscaping.
Most lawns only need to be watered well twice a week. The Stage II restrictions should be commonplace.
My lawn is brown already.
Sell the water company so we can get water from rivers which have A LOT of water, instead of relying on a few wells.
reminds me of the movie groundhog day. same story over and over
Ridgewood Water is a shining example of why the government should get out of businesses that should be run by the private sector. All of the typical government inefficiencies are being passed down to the tax payer – these guys can’t even sell water properly.
Who is the new watering czar? I want to know where to call to report a neighbor’s system that’s watering at illegal times and has done so for years. It has to be anonymous. Is there such a thing?
Water Dept. wants us to approach the neighbor in person. Not gonna happen.
I have suggested a “tip line” before with no result. They’d get a million calls from frustrated neighbors. Last year the schools were watering at the wrong times, it was reported on the blog. They can be fined, too, although they’d pay with our money! But they could get reprimanded.
I’d guess that in 99% of cases, the owners have no idea that there are restrictions (despite the robo-calls, which they either don’t listen to or figure are meant for other people) or don’t think they apply to them…and in addition, have no idea how to reconfigure their sprinkler systems, and won’t pay their suppliers for a house call. People must be told, firmly, that they MUST learn how to reprogram their systems to comply with rules quickly, as they change. Last night’s call had me dashing out to the garage to remove one day–today–from the cycle.
I would give a pass to anyone who was on vacation, until they got home.
Yes Ridgewood Taxpayer common place only in Ridgewood. Why is that that? No other towns are in this stage at this time.
I hear people in Ridgewood talk about consolidation but nor when it come to the Water Dept. Why?
8:56 – Getting drinking water means a whole lot more chlorine is needed for treatment andit’s it’s far more vulnerable to contamination (intentional or otherwise). How do you feel about that? You can manage wells MUCH better than surface water. And their are no municipalities downstream that can complain about flowrates when you start withdrawing that surface water.
You need to educate yourself. DUH.
So let me ask a question to all the Private Sector poster on this blog to include Roberta who say that Government should be run like the private sector. Here it goes. What happens in the private sector when you have a supplier or division that cannot meet the supply of the parent company because of inefficiency,incompetence, antiqued infrastructure,or not enough room for that division or supplier to expand? Does the parent company continue to throw money at that division or supplier knowing that it past, record shows that they cannot keep up with the demand. Or does the parent company cut their losses and sell that division or find a new supplier.
Several of my well established Arborvitaes died last year during the total ban.
Ridgewood residents should not be fined if other towns using Ridgewood water do not enforce the rules. If it were not for the blog i would not know about the current restrictions,certainly no help from village hall or our lame duck manager.
10.37. No one wants a Rat for a neighbor..think about it….if it comes to that then Just move to some planned community where the Lawn Police can let you move onto something more positive…We are leaving the Rats for neighbor Era after the Election..did you think of talking to your neighbor to cut back a bit.,,