March 17,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
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Ridgewood NJ, Lost water is a serious issue in North Jersey, where drinking water is an increasingly scarce resource. Utilities are caught between the clashing realities of rising demand and chronically low reservoirs. The watershed is under so much stress that some utilities have been forbidden by the state from drilling new wells in their search for more water.
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Ridgewood NJ, Lost water is a serious issue in North Jersey, where drinking water is an increasingly scarce resource. Utilities are caught between the clashing realities of rising demand and chronically low reservoirs. The watershed is under so much stress that some utilities have been forbidden by the state from drilling new wells in their search for more water.
This story was first published July 15, 2012. United Water is now called Suez.
Drinking water going to waste
James M. O’Neill , Staff Writer, @JamesMONeill112:10 p.m. ET Nov. 23, 2016
In 2011, Ho-Ho-Kus couldn’t account for 33 percent of the water it pumped and treated — one of every three gallons — according to state documents. Oakland lost 28 percent, while Ridgewood Water lost 20 percent. In fact, across the nation, water utilities lose billions of gallons of drinking water each year because of their aging infrastructure.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2016/11/23/drinking-water-going-waste/94338582/
North Jersey .com 3/16/2017
MORE MONEY
Ridgewood Water is one of the village’s largest departments, and most visible as a provider of water to four towns in Bergen County. Its $16.1 million spending plan includes bringing more water testing in-house, a move that could save money in the long run.
Bulk water purchases increased by approximately $500,000 because of the number of wells that are inactive. Ridgewood Water purchased 360 million gallons of water last year, but has budgeted for 500 million gallons. A study will be undertaken to see if it is cost-effective to rehabilitate the inactive wells or abandon them.
The utility plans to continue its public outreach and make the department more efficient through technology, by creating an online payment portal, for example.
“The utility plans to continue its public outreach and make the department more efficient through technology, by creating an online payment portal, for example.” What a PR statement.
just asking: did anyone lose their job for under billing Ridgewood residents for years? If Ridgewood water is found guilty of over billing surrounding towns, will anyone lose their job?
They’re all on the take, it’s a scam
Who benefits from the $16.1 million spending plan? Something stinks.