May 24,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Are the Stage II restrictions applied to the other towns or not? The notice first says the Stage II restrictions have been in effect since 2016 applying to all towns, then it says they hope the other towns follow suit. Which is it?? I think Ridgewood is the only town restricted to 2 days per week watering.
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.
So far the Borough of Glen Rock has imposed water restrictions, no mention that we could find for Borough of Midland Park, and last years water restrictions are still posted on Township of Wyckoff ‘s website.
What good are these water restriction if no other town except Ridgewood has an ordinances that allows enforcement. Glen Rock and the other towns that are serviced by Ridgewood Water are just paper tigers.
I thought Stage II restrictions were every other day watering. Odd days for odd numbered properties and even days for even numbered properties. The twice weekly 2016 if I recall was in response to dry conditions last year; now it’s in response to nothing – in fact we have an overage of rain fall.
That’s because it has nothing to do with how much water we have. It’s about managing water use so that adequte pressure can be maintained in order for hydrant safety.
Bottom line. Our storage tanks are not big enough.
Bottom line – our storage tanks are fine – it’s our pumping throughput that is inadequate.
time to sell to suze, big money
all I know is that I will be watering all the time. see ya.