Ridgewood Water Virtual Information Session on PFOS/PFOA in the Drinking Water

All customers in Ridgewood Water’s service area should have received, or will be receiving shortly, a non-emergency notice about the levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in the drinking water supply.

For the past few years, Ridgewood Water has sought to educate our customers about the presence of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of contaminants to which the compound PFOA belongs. Please visit the PFAS Resources page under the Resources menu on the Ridgewood Water website for additional information.

Resident Steve Kim posted on Facebook  some information on water filters  , “All of the under-sink reverse osmosis and two-stage filters achieved near-complete removal of the PFAS chemicals we were testing for,” Stapleton said. “In contrast, the effectiveness of activated-carbon filters used in many pitcher, countertop, refrigerator and faucet-mounted styles was inconsistent and unpredictable. The whole-house systems were also widely variable and in some cases actually increased PFAS levels in the water.”