June 22,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, As a means to conserve water, Ridgewood Water has set two day per week watering: Even numbered addresses on Wednesday and Sunday, and odd numbered addresses on Tuesday and Saturday. No watering Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Water smart any day by using a hand held hose or drip irrigation, or apply for an exemption to water any day by using a smart controller.
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays are no irrigation days, with the exception of hand held hoses and use of a SMART CONTROLLER on your automatic irrigation system. Water Conservation is always a smart idea.
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.
This ordinance became effective on May 2, 2017 and applies only to Ridgewood, but it is expected that the Boroughs of Glen Rock and Midland Park, and the Township of Wyckoff will enact similar rules as they have in the past. Below is the approved ordinance. Questions can be directed to Ridgewood Water at 201-670-5521 or cswater@ridgewoodnj.net .
