Ridgewood Water

We are pleased to present this year's Annual Municipal Water Quality Report, designed to inform you about the quality of water delivered to your property. Our mission is to provide safe, consistent, and reliable municipal water service to our community. We are fully committed to ensuring water quality through regular monitoring and comprehensive testing for numerous parameters. This report presents the results of our monitoring as required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

Some information in this report uses technical language as prescribed by NJDEP regulations. If you have questions about this report or Ridgewood Water services, please contact us at 201-670-5520.

Customer Participation
We encourage our customers to stay informed. Please consider attending League of Women Voter's Water Forums and regularly scheduled Village Council meetings at 131 North Maple Avenue. Council meetings occur on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 p.m.

Water Source Information
Ridgewood Water primarily uses groundwater from our 52 deep wells located throughout our service area in Glen Rock Borough, Midland Park Borough, Wyckoff Township, and Ridgewood Village. We also purchase water from Suez Water and, during peak summer demand periods, from the Hawthorne Water Department.

Understanding Your Water
All drinking water (both tap and bottled) comes from natural sources including rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over land or underground, it dissolves natural minerals and, in some cases, radioactive materials, and may pick up substances from animal or human activities.

Potential contaminants in source water include:

• Microbial contaminants from sewage plants, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants like salts and metals (naturally occurring or from urban runoff, wastewater discharges, or agricultural activities)
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban runoff, and residential use
• Organic chemicals from industrial processes, petroleum products, gas stations, and septic systems
• Radioactive substances occurring naturally or from oil/gas production and mining

To ensure tap water safety, the EPA and NJDEP establish regulations limiting contaminant levels in public water systems. The FDA sets similar limits for bottled water. EPA/NJDEP standards are typically more stringent than FDA regulations.

All drinking water may reasonably contain small amounts of some contaminants. Their presence doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, call the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791.

The CDC offers valuable resources about waterborne diseases, prevention measures, and health implications of various contaminants found in water supplies. This information is particularly relevant for Ridgewood residents concerned about water quality issues.