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Village of Ridgewood and Ridgewood Water Emergency Alert Program

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Ridgewood NJ, receive alerts about emergencies and other important community news for the Village of Ridgewood as well as emergency and water-related news for Ridgewood Water by signing up for our Emergency Alert Program. This system lets us quickly provide you with critical information in various situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods, and updates on water emergencies and news like when you would need to boil water before use, water restrictions, water outages, and hydrant flushing.

Please click here to access the everbridge portal for alerts.

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The Village of Ridgewood Village Council Regular Public Meeting : Ridgewood Water , Outdoor Cafes ,Graydon Pool Fees, Tennis Fees , and Pickleball Fees

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

8:00 P.M.

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Ridgewood Water is Looking for a Business Manager

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“The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.”- Casey Stengel

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, NJ, is seeking a full-time Business Manager for the water utility. The responsibilities of the position include:

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THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA FEBRUARY 1, 2023 7:30 P.M. Schedler, Parking Regulations , Ridgewood Water, Outdoor Cafes

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THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

7:30 P.M.

 

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Ridgewood Water : Emergency Hydrant Repair

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Ridgewood NJ, from the Ridgewood Water Facebook page on January 24th 2023  :Please be advised that an emergency hydrant repair this morning on Newcomb Road in Ridgewood required Ridgewood Water staff to flush a significant volume of water. The flushing caused a change in the typical directional flow of water, thereby producing discolored water in parts of the service area. Discolored water has been reported across Glen Rock and as far north as Steilen Avenue in Ridgewood.

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Ridgewood Water: New Study Suggests US Freshwater Fish Highly Contaminated with PFAS

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Ridgewood NJ, eating just one serving of freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with “forever chemicals” for an entire month, a new study finds.The equivalent month long amount of water would be contaminated at levels 2,400 times greater than what’s recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) drinking water health advisories, according to the study, published Tuesday in Environmental Research.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING JANUARY 11, 2023 8:00 P.M. Ridgewood Water, Hybrid Meetings

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REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
JANUARY 11, 2023
8:00 P.M.

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Ridgewood Water Customers Report “Brown Water” on Christmas Day

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Ridgewood NJ, it appears Ridgewood Waters website crashed on Christmas Day after being deluged with calls and emails from many residents complaining of brown water . The utility has already had a difficult month , on December 16th a water main break on North Irving Street in Ridgewood had the street closed  from Franklin Avenue to Overbrook Road , taking the majority of the day to address the issue.

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In March Ridgewood Water Customers Were the Benefactors of one of the Largest Singular and Direct Clean Water Grant Courtesy of Mayor Susan Knudsen

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Ridgewood NJ, on Saturday we reported that Ridgewood residents have once again received another notice that their drinking water system contains higher levels of a family of chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other health problems. Ridgewood Water exceeds state levels of a class of chemicals called PFAS and PFOAS.

Over the years the Ridgewood blog has been a harsh critic of Ridgewood Water and while the current management is a great improvement the water system still has a long way to go to meet first world standards .

In March thank you Mayor Susan Knudsen the Village of Ridgewood has been approved for a direct grant in 2022 in the amount of $2,800,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) .

“Ridgewood Water customers will be the benefactors of one of the largest singular and direct clean water funding items in support of the region’s most important water treatment initiative,” Mayor Knudsen said at the time.

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Ridgewood Water exceeds state levels of a class of chemicals called PFAS and PFOAS

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Residents have once again received another notice that their drinking water system contains higher levels of a family of chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other health problems. Ridgewood Water exceeds state levels of a class of chemicals called PFAS and PFOAS.

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Ridgewood Water Flushing Hydrants Till Friday morning October 28th

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Ridgewood NJ, utility crews will be flushing hydrants beginning Sunday night October 16th and completing flushing Friday morning October 28th as weather and temperatures allow.  The estimated schedule of flushing routes can be searched for on our interactive map on our website at water.ridgewoodnj.net.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 8:00 P.M.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

8:00 P.M.

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Stage II Water Restrictions Remain in Effect : New Ridgewood Water Headquarters Opens

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Ridgewood NJ, the new Ridgewood Water Headquarters, located at 111 North Maple Avenue (next to the Ridgewood Public Library), is open for business. Their hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and their phone extensions remain the same. Those coming to the new Ridgewood Water Headquarters can park on North Maple Avenue, and walk in the front door.

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Ridgewood Water is puts hold on issuing new smart controller approvals

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water is putting a hold on issuing new smart controller approvals and asking those with smart controllers be reprogrammed to restrict watering to two days per week, and only during the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. In order to avoid future drought impacts, the conditions for recertifying next year’s smart controller permits may include new restrictions on days and times for smart controller watering.

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Stage 2 Water Restrictions in Ridgewood for Thee but not for Me

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water has held its service area in Stage 2 water restrictions since it seems like the beginning of time . In July the water utility promoted Smart Irrigation Month. On their Facebook page they posted :

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