photo courtesy of Ridgewood Water
October 27,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water will be performing system flushing which consists of the operation of fire hydrants at flow velocities sufficient to remove naturally occurring minerals that have precipitated out of the water and settled. This may temporarily discolor the water so we will be conducting this activity late at night to minimize the effect on consumers. There are no health concerns associated with the minerals that get stirred up, but residents are urged to avoid doing laundry while crews are working.
Ridgewood Water will notify residents using the Swiftreach calling system in advance of the work in their specific areas. Residents may register to receive these calls by clicking on the SwiftH2O link on the bottom of our website or by going to https://water.ridgewoodnj.net/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=89
To determine which flushing route you are in and when flushing in your area is scheduled for, or to see a video on the hydrant flushing process, go to an interactive map at https://rwh2o.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html…
Any chance we can flush the management at the same time?
I love it. So very true . And not just in the water department some of the other departments to.
I once applied for a job at Ridgewood Water. I went in to answer some questions, and it went like this.
“Have you served in the military?” “Yes, I did two tours in Afghanistan”.
“Very good. That’s extra points”.
“Do you drink coffee?” A strange question, I thought, but I answered “No”.
“Do you have a disability?” “Yes, when I was in Afghanistan, I got hit with an IAD and lost both of my testicles”.
“Sir, you have scored so high that I can offer you a job and you can start on Monday at 10am. The working hours are 8am to 5pm”.
I said, that’s great, but why do I start at 10am when the hours are 8am to 5pm?”
“This is a Government job. We all start at 8am but we spend the first two hours drinking coffee and scratching our balls. There’s obviously no need for you to come in that early.”
I love it