June 13,2017
Attention: Ridgewood Water Customers
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Stage II restrictions (2 days per week irrigation) were imposed in June 2016 and are still in effect in Glen Rock, Midland Park, Ridgewood and Wyckoff. Without these restrictions, the use of drinking water for irrigation will continue increasing toward levels that are unsustainable regardless of drought conditions. To reverse this trend, an ordinance was approved by the Village Council on April 12, 2017 to amend the provisions governing Watering and Water Emergencies in the Village of Ridgewood Code. Changes include:
Making 2 days per week irrigation permanent year round,
Restricting irrigation hours to limit losses to evaporation,
Restricting irrigation using private wells to 2 days a week,
Adding new exemptions, including drip irrigation and smart controllers.
This ordinance became effective on May 2, 2017 and applies only to Ridgewood, but it is expected that the Boroughs of Glen Rock and Midland Park, and the Township of Wyckoff will enact similar rules as they have in the past. Below is the approved ordinance. Questions can be directed to Ridgewood Water at 201-670-5521 or cswater@ridgewoodnj.net.
What a joke. My neighbor waters 7 days a week. No enforcement at all.
We need an ANONYMOUS tip line.
11.36. That would be great. I can mess with all the neighbors I don’t like.
This can be such a moneymaker. As the village has stepped up enforcement for numerous things, I wonder why this is on the backburner.
Received in the mail last week, a nice Dear Ridgewood Water Customer, bulk mailing card to Postal Customer, Ridgewood, NJ with information highlights on the Water Conservation Regulations from Ridgewood Water, The Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood and the Ridgewood Water Team.
Oh won’t it be nice when all the new apartments are built on the condition that they truck in all their water. But I guess that won’t be a problem as Ridgewood declares it has plenty of water for them, just not for other ordinary uses. I, too, have neighbors who water daily. Ticket enforcers should drive by as soon as the sun comes up and see all the houses with water in the street and on the sidewalks of their home. No secret watering occurs in daylight if they can help it. But there is no way they can hide water on driveways, etc. if inspection occurs BEFORE normal working hours.
From the flyer,,,,
Reportwater@ridgegwoodnj.net
It better go to an employee phone