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Ridgewood NJ, Please STOP ALL LAWN WATERING and turn off your automatic sprinklers until the end of the week.
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Midland Park NJ, Ridgewood Water has been made aware of potentially misleading contractor behavior surrounding the replacements of Lead Service Lines and the recent legislation acting to motivate homeowners and water systems to get the lead out of household service lines.
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Ridgewood NJ, East Ridgewood Avenue will be closed in BOTH directions June 3rd through June 7th, from South Irving Street to North Van Dien Avenue, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.
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Ridgewood NJ, starting Thursday, a small portion of East Ridgewood Avenue, from Southern Parkway to Heermance Place, will be closed due to a water main replacement project. The work is expected to continue throughout the week. Please build extra time into your schedule.
Continue reading Road Work: Water Main Replacement on East Ridgewood Avenue
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Ridgewood NJ, exciting news is on the horizon for residents of Ridgewood as the village proudly unveils its first all-electric vehicle – a sleek 2023 Ford F150 Lightning! This groundbreaking addition marks a significant step towards sustainability and environmental responsibility within the community.
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Ridgewood NJ, Northern Parkway between Linwood Avenue and Meadowbrook Avenue was temporarily closed to motor vehicle traffic on Monday morning, 05/13, due to a high pressure natural gas main leak caused by a construction related accident.
Continue reading Gas Main Leak Shuts Down A Section of Northern Parkway in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) is taking decisive action to address lead contamination in residential settings by proposing a significant reduction in the standard for soil remediation.
Continue reading NJ DEP Addresses Lead Contamination in Residential Settings
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Continue reading Road Work Ahead in Ridgewood: Raw Water Main Installation
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In a groundbreaking move, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its first-ever national rule on Wednesday, April 10, to regulate the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. This rule mandates that public water suppliers across the United States must reduce the levels of PFOA and PFOS to a maximum of 4 parts per trillion by 2029.
Continue reading Ridgewood Water Leads the Way in PFAS Reduction Efforts
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Ridgewood NJ, as previously reported on the Ridgewood blog on April 10, 2024 the US EPA released the first national regulations on PFAS Compounds. Water Utilities around the country will now have 3 years to test their water sources and two additional years to take action such as installing treatment in order to be in compliance.
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Hoosick Falls NY, Loreen Hackett faced the daunting challenge of battling cancer not once, but twice, before reaching the age of 50. Her first encounter with the disease occurred in her 20s when cancerous cells were discovered in her cervix, prompting her to undergo a hysterectomy at the young age of 28. Nearly two decades later, she found herself confronting cancer again, this time diagnosed with breast cancer.
Continue reading ‘Forever chemicals’ have been linked to Breast and Gynecological cancers
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Ridgewood NJ, EPA establishes national limits for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in drinking water for the first time.
Continue reading Environmental Protection Agency Sets Limit on ‘forever chemicals’ in Drinking Water
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Ridgewood NJ,on April 1st Chestnut Street was closed between Robinson Lane and Franklin Avenue due to a water main break. Crews from Ridgewood Water are on the scene.
Continue reading Ridgewood Water Makes Quick Work of Chestnut Street Water Main Break
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Ridgewood Nj, the Village has experienced a series of infrastructure setbacks this week and for a change its was not sports field flooding.
Continue reading Water Main Break and Power Outage Rock Ridgewood
