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Ridgewood Water to Host Two Open Houses

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Ridgewood Nj,  Ridgewood Water will host an Open House event will be at the Ridgewood Public Library at 125 North Maple Avenue from 6 to 8pm, October 16th. The first of two Open Houses the second will be on October 24th at the Midland Park Fire House Social Hall 45 Witte drive Midland Park from 6 to 8pm. Ridgewood Water will discuss the PFAS service charge, lead pipes and other pressing issues.

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Ridgewood Village Council Private, Special and Regular Public Meeting Agenda ,October 11, 2023

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Village Council Regular Public Meeting Agenda

Village Council meetings are now available with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom.us or by telephone.

Members of the public are invited to view meetings live using Zoom, which also allows them to “raise a hand” and contribute with voice and video when they are invited to do so, during Public Comments as well as during Public Hearings, during the meeting.

Please click the link below to join the virtual meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82592799142?pwd=aUlFVTBiditwbEsyRXJFcUFnd3ovdz09

Webinar ID: 825 9279 9142

Passcode: 07450

or Telephone, Dial:  1-646-558-8656, 1-646-931-3860, 1-309-205-3325, or 1-312-626-6799

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FLOODPLAIN RESOURCES

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Ridgewood NJ, ‍from Jeremy P. Kleiman OEM Coordinator and Keith Kazmark Village Manager ,”in light of recent storm events that caused flooding to areas of the Village near the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River, we want to again share critical sources of information which provide awareness to the extent of potential flooding.  In addition to monitoring local weather reports for current weather conditions, we encourage all residents to sign up for the Village’s Emergency Alert Notifications through Ridgewood’s Everbridge account.  The link can be found on the Village website by clicking on the red banner at the top of the homepage.  In addition, you may access the registration page at the links below:

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING: Zabriskie-Schedler House and Non-Human Powered Vehicles

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

 SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

 7:30 P.M.

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Beware Ridgewood Water “boil water notice” is Fake and a Phishing Scam

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water has been made aware of a scam circulating on the web. It claims that there was a positive e. coli test and that the Ridgewood Water service area is under a boil water notice. This is not accurate or real. The fake message provides a link that directs the victim to a contact sheet requesting personal information. Please share this information regarding the scam and be vigilant.

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All Village Offices and Departments will be Closed on September 4, 2023 in Observance of Labor Day

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Ridgewood NJ, all Village Offices and Departments will be Closed on September 4, 2023 in observance of Labor Day. There will be no recycling or garbage collected on this day and the Recycling Center will also be closed. Please check your Village calendars for modified garbage and recycling pickups, due to the holiday.

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Ridgewood Suffers Water Main Break at the Corner of Woodland Avenue and N. Monroe Street

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Ridgewood NJ, there was a water main break at the corner of Woodland Avenue and N. Monroe Street. The water main break temporally caused disruption to morning traffic. Ridgewood water crews are on site with assistance from Ridgewood Police Department.

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Ridgewood Water Replaces 16 Lead Service Lines on Beechwood Road

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Ridgewood Nj, in 1976 McGraw-Hill published Erma Bombeck’s The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank, which became a best-seller ,but according to Ridgewood Water the grass is already starting to fill in the patchwork of 16 Lead Service Lines replaced on Beechwood Road in Ridgewood over the last week. Ridgewood Water thanks  residents for their patience with this temporary inconvenience as our distribution crews install lead free materials in our distribution system. Thank you to the paving contractor, Tilcon, for working with us to ensure we leave this part of the road freshly paved and smooth for years to come.

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Village of Ridgewood Breaks Ground on the Ridgewood Water Ravine PFAS Treatment Facility

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Ridgewood NJ, thanks to the hard work of former Mayor Susan Knudsen in March of 2022 the Village of Ridgewood was 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) .

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Ridgewood Water: Customer Portion of an Existing Lead Service Line is the Responsibility of the Homeowner

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog recently published photos of Ridgewood Water Lead Service Line Removal Program in action.

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Ridgewood Water Coordinates with PSE&G to Replace Lead Service Line before Road Work is Completed

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Ridgewood NJ, Over the next several days, Ridgewood Water is working hard to complete more than a dozen lead service line replacements on Beechwood Road ahead of the scheduled road paving. Working in collaboration with PSE&G’s contractor, the paving is being rescheduled for the end of next week to provide our crews with enough time to complete all of the service line replacements. The replacements and paving should be completed by Friday August 18th. We thank the residents of Beechwood Road for their patience while we work to rehabilitate these service lines and bring a smoother road surface to this neighborhood, as well as thank PSE&G for collaborating with us to allow this important work to be completed.

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Ridgewood Water Continued Work on Upper Boulevard on Thursday

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water Distribution Crews worked until the early morning isolating and patching a leak on the corner of Upper Boulevard and Glen Avenue. At 2 am they paused work to fill the hole and allow residents to move freely and have water returned to service for the morning commute. The crews then returned during the late morning to replace the broken section and complete the repair so that residents could access this road for the evening commute. This main is located in a dense bedrock trench requiring extensive excavation just to access and then remove the cracked main. Look at all that red rock.

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Water Main Breaks at the intersection of Glen Avenue and Upper Boulevard in Ridgewood ,38 Homes without Water

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village Manager Keith Kazmark,  Ridgewood Water is currently addressing a water main break at the intersection of Glen Avenue and Upper Boulevard. 38 homes are impacted and are without water. Traffic in the area will be disrupted. Crews are working to correct the issue as quickly as possible.

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