February 13,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, A recent OPERA request turned up the Village was buying bottled water .I guess Ridgewood Water isn’t good enough for some employees. Maybe it’s the lead.
Village eblast January 5th 2015 , “The water supplied by Ridgewood Water does not have lead in it. A small number of homes in the Ridgewood Water service territory have plumbing materials that can leach lead into the water which caused an exceedance of the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for lead during routine testing in 2012. Regulatory agencies require that water utilities test for lead by setting up “worst‐case‐ scenarios” at locations at increased risk such as those known to have lead service lines. Additionally, the samples taken for testing must be water that has been undisturbed and in contact with the household plumbing for at least 6 hours. These samples are usually taken in the morning before any water has been used including the flushing of toilets. Therefore, samples are usually collected by residents. Each participating resident received the test results for their specific location. Additionally, virtually every faucet has brass components that contain a percentage of lead. This is why it is prudent to let a faucet run for several seconds before using the water for cooking and drinking, especially if the faucet has not been used for several hours. If your service line is made of lead, run the water for a longer period to clear all of the water from the service line. Please call 201‐ 670‐3372 if you are unsure of your service line material. Ridgewood Water will start using a phosphate‐based additive later this year that will also address this issue by coating the lines and faucets effectively stopping the leaching of lead into the water”
Same thing happened in Flint. Government workers had bottled water, the residents had contaminated water
In addition to answering the question “Why isn’t Ridgewood Water good enough for Village employees?” – How’s about Ms. Sonenfeld explaining why some employees are paying out of their own pockets to drink bottled water while RIdgewood’s taxpayers are picking up the tab for others?
Drink up Amigos.
Ok…well there is the whole lead thing. Oh, and the arsenic thing.
And of of course our mayor pops cans of soda LOUDLY into the microphone a million times during each meeting. Are we paying for those, too?
“The water supplied by Ridgewood Water does not have lead in it. “. Neither does the water in Flint. The problem comes when lead is leached out of pipes when water is not maintained at the proper ph by the Water Authority
How come the towns pays for water for some departments and not others?
The reason why EMS has bottled water is so they are able to provide them to public safety personnel and the public during emergencies. During an emergency such as a fire you cannot hand out water easily to a large quantity of people unless you have pallets of water bottles.
What else would you have them do?
7:07pm. The EMS building does not have a water cooler?
How many fires were there in 2014 and 2015?
I believe it does have a water cooler, but how do you provide water for firefighters in a way that allows for quick distribution with a ready back stock? By having water bottles you can quickly distribute water for men in heavy fire gear who are working hot environment. They also can put it in their pockets or have it close by without having to worry about it leaving the container.
Having this quick water for first responders reduces the financial burden of the Village by preventing a public safety employee from having to be hospitalize on the tax payers dime.