June 22,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, As a means to conserve water, Ridgewood Water has set two day per week watering: Even numbered addresses on Wednesday and Sunday, and odd numbered addresses on Tuesday and Saturday. No watering Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Water smart any day by using a hand held hose or drip irrigation, or apply for an exemption to water any day by using a smart controller.
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays are no irrigation days, with the exception of hand held hoses and use of a SMART CONTROLLER on your automatic irrigation system. Water Conservation is always a smart idea.
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 .
SELL THE WATER5 CO.
As soon as all the apartments get built we will be down to hand watering only. I think that this council is now considering a new ordinance allowing residents near the CBD to macadam their front yards to allowing parking for commuters. Naturally the council will asses the proper taxes for these spots.
NO MORE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES or we will be washed away by flooding. Asphalt may be cheapest but there are nonimpervious materials and techniques. We MUST use them and insist on them.
The taste of the Ridgewood water is horrible. What happen Are used to be the best.
Is that because the village needs to water for graden pool , Because there’s no pressure at the pool. How come the circulator pumps are not circulating the water like he used to. I noticed that today when I was swimming. Something is not right
Zero enforcement. On Friday I saw watering during the day, even on busy Glen ave by travell
Either enforce it or scrap it.
And to 835 I agree with you it taste like shit and smells like chlorine..apparently management has let our clean deep wells fall into disrepair and chooses to buy surface water to supplant the deficiency so it must be treated with chlorine .
Which brings up the question. So we buy all want then why both to restrict ? Just allow irrigation at 3-6am so the inadequate storage tanks don’t get depleted
Agree 7:23 there is zero enforcement. Most of our neighbors water daily and they have green lawns. We follow the rules and our lawn looks awful. I really loathe this town and can’t wait to get out of here.
Constantly disregarded by homeowners all over town.
Since we must water only during dark hours and only certain days, hire some students to drive around town at 6AM and see all the wet streets (they dry pretty quickly but often are there until 8.) Another good clue is a green lawn–those are the houses that need checking. make a list and have those houses have an early morning check. The town could make a fortune on the fines.