Elevated lead levels detected by Ridgewood Water
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2012, 3:15 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Ridgewood Water customers are advised to continue to run their faucets for 30 seconds before using water for consumption, a recommendation that was made after elevated levels of lead were detected earlier this year.
According to Dave Scheibner, the water utility’s business manager, the slightly elevated lead count was measured in June, though the amount is not considered dangerous.
“It’s essentially the lead that is detected in household plumbing, not in the source water. If water has been inactive, [residents should] run it for a half a minute or so,” Scheibner said this week.
Based on state Department of Environmental Protection regulations, all utilities are required to periodically conduct lead and copper testing on their drinking water. The DEP mandates that water companies post public notices in the event higher levels of either metal are discovered.