Excess sewer services fees in Ridgewood get flushed
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2014, 1:45 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Ridgewood businesses and other entities that discharge an excessive amount of sewage into the village’s water treatment system will be charged at a rate comparable to previous years. The Village Council introduced last week an ordinance establishing the 2013-14 rates for those that deposit more than 109,500 gallons of sewage into the system.
The ordinance, which will be up for adoption next month, sets up a fee of $4.03 per 1,000 gallons in excess. The rate is the same as one previously approved by the village.
Last fall, officials proposed a fee increase to $4.44 per 1,000 gallons for 2013, and a spike to $4.84 per 1,000 gallons in excess for 2014. The enacting ordinance was eventually defeated, in part because of resistance from business and restaurant owners in Ridgewood’s Central Business District.
“The reason for [the fees] is [excessive discharge] puts extra wear and tear on our water pollution control facility. In addition, especially in the Central Business District, we put extra de-greasers into the system there because of all the food products that go into the system,” said acting Village Manager Heather Mailander.
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some people think it’s all over when we flush the doo doo, that’s just the start of it.
aren’t these places required by law to have sewer grease traps?
I get a bill for what my family uses. I do not want to chip in for someone’s cost of business. Pay as you go.