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.
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.
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.
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) .
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.
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.
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.
Ridgewood NJ, Smart Irrigation Month was an initiative kickstarted by the Irrigation Association with the aim of educating individuals regarding the benefits of smart irrigation technologies, products, and services. Amongst many examples of water wastage, one is directly associated with sprinklers — people turn on sprinklers but forget to turn them off! Therefore, the concept of smart irrigation was founded to ensure the right technology is being used at the right time.
Ridgewood NJ, members of our staff say they routinely witness violations of Stage II water conservation regulations and routinely report such violations to Ridgewood Water (@ 201-670-5500, extension 2271), but nothing seems to change.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos recently revealed that despite efforts on the part of Ridgewood’s governing body, officials in two of the other three municipalities served by Ridgewood Water are steadfastly against the adoption of water conservation ordinances similar to those the Village of Ridgewood has in place.