March 1,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, at last nights council meeting , the council once again revisited Ridgewood Waters push for the Water Smart software . The crux of the debate seemed to be weather the software could pay for itself with cost savings . Ridgewood Water has some very aggressive water savings goals . Ridgewood water stated the need to save 50,000,000 gallons of water per year.
Some critics of the water company suggest massive water saving in the system will be necessary with all the new development in Ridgewood and the other towns Ridgewood Water services in order to avoid ,”no flush Fridays” .
During the meeting much of the focus was on the user interface . The Water Smart software would offer users community comparisons as well as personal comparisons . One of the major advantages would be localized leaks would be more quickly identified .
Ridgewood Water seems to be looking for a more interactive consumer management.Resident Saurabh Dani voiced concerns over integration of multiple software systems .
Nothing presented last night addressed the elephant in the room ; the simply fact there is not enough water capacity for the coming high density development .
