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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water has officially started the next phase of its PFAS Treatment Facility project, a major initiative to ensure cleaner, safer drinking water for residents.
Connecting Satellite Wells to Treatment Facilities
The $7.5 million project will install 28,000 linear feet of raw water mains—roughly 5.3 miles of new piping—to connect six offsite wells to two key PFAS treatment facilities:
✅ Ames PFAS Treatment Facility (Wyckoff)
✅ Wortendyke PFAS Treatment Facility (Midland Park)
This crucial upgrade will help remove harmful PFAS compounds from the water supply, significantly improving water quality for the community.
PFAS-Free Water by 2026 – Exceeding EPA Standards
By the end of 2026, Ridgewood Water expects all regulated PFAS compounds to be nondetectable in treated water—going beyond the EPA’s strict standard of 4 parts per trillion (ppt). Even better, this system-wide improvement will be completed three years ahead of the EPA’s 2029 deadline.
Filter Replacement at Carr PFAS Treatment Facility
In addition to new pipeline installations, Ridgewood Water is also replacing filters at the Carr PFAS Treatment Facility. Each filter contains a massive 20,000 pounds of carbon, playing a crucial role in eliminating contaminants.
Commitment to Clean, Safe Water
With these ongoing infrastructure improvements, Ridgewood Water is taking proactive steps to provide cleaner, healthier water to the community—years ahead of federal regulations.
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No photo op? Where are Mayor Dirtbag and the little Congressman?
I predict another decade of RW Water reports saying that “they are working PFAS remediation” while the poison still remains in our water
…and they keep raising our water bill rates.
RW way ahead of other private and municipal water companies does PFOS remediation. RW received one of the very first grants issued by EPA to get the clean – up moving. And please keep in mind they didn’t put the “poison” in the water, they are trying to remediate it ASAP.
What advantage would they gain from delaying clean-up? (And don’t say job security because that’s just stupidity) They are more weary from having to deal with this every single day.
” ahead “, Ridgewood has had a 3rd world water system for 40 years
You’ve obviously not been to a 2nd or 3rd world county..
sure have
This guy again.
“RW way ahead of other private and municipal water companies does PFOS remediation. ….”
How long have you been working for RW Water ?
“Poison”
Didn’t put the poison in the water? PFAS also comes from the artificial turf fields.
I think a lot of the contamination is corelated with the solid waste treatment plants and the chemicals they are using. From my understanding there are some facilities around here that pump solid waste up to Waldwick. There’s a plant over there by the HoHokus Brook and within about a half a mile on most days it stinks. I always stock up on water too make sure I have enough for a couple days or so. Its not like living like I used to when I used to get my water straight from the mountain as clean and filtered as it gets. I feel bad for most people around here who drink the tap water cause there are alot of studies showing PFAS can do alot of damage to us. People think about saving a buck, but in reality theyre just poising themselves. My neighbor used to drink tap from RW water until I told him dont do it. Im like you dont notice the taste? I tried the water once and it tasted like chlorine or chemicals…which gets me thinking about the waste treatment facilities. Are they disposing the treated water back into the brooks or bodies of water and thats what we are drinking. Im not exactly sure what source our tap water here in Ridgwood comes from. Does it come from a reservior?
Joey, a simple Google search would reveal that our water comes from wells. You write passionately about the issue, neighbors, etc., but you don’t know that treated water is released back into the HoHoKus Brook? That our water comes from wells? Solid waste? What is that? Do you mean sewage? Ridgewood treats its own sewage, Bergen County has a plant (yes, it stinks) in Waldwick right behind the poor Boston Market.
So, get your drinking water from plastic bottles, and load up on those microplastics. That should help you think.