December 24, 2008 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7
Area Moritz: Issues stem from plumbing, not water
Ridgewood Water Company Director Frank Moritz said
water company consumers in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Mid-
land Park, and Wyckoff should not be concerned about lead
levels as long as they run their taps before collecting water
to drink.
“The key to the whole thing is to run the water,” Moritz
said late last week.
Moritz said the problem is a lead-pipe cinch. Residents
whose homes’ internal pipes have been contaminated with
lead from old-fashioned plumbing techniques could indeed
experience water quality problems due to the lead solder in
the pipes, but these problems can be quickly alleviated by
running the water for 15 to 30 seconds before using it to
drink. Running heated water through the pipes accelerates
the lead problem, so hot water should not be used for cook-
ing food or making baby formula. Instead, homeowners
should dispense cold tap water and heat it for cooking.
The lead, Moritz explained, does not come from the
water provided by the Ridgewood Water Company but
from the pipes in older homes. Ridgewood Water tested 63
homes for lead in September and found that eight homes
had results of more than 15 parts of lead per billion. The
Local municipalities that participate in the Well Baby
Clinic sponsored by the Borough of Waldwick will soon
see a $25 increase in the administrative fee. The Waldwick
Council recently voted its approval of the change, which
will take the current fee of $100 to $125.
Municipalities that pay to participate in Waldwick’s
clinic under an interlocal services agreement include
Upper Saddle River, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Franklin
Lakes, Midland Park, Oakland, and Wyckoff.
The Well Baby Clinic is held on the second Tuesday of
each month. Dr. Douglas Fenkart of Bergen West Pedi-
atrics provides all eligible, uninsured preschoolers with
immunizations, diagnostic screening (including blood
testing), physical examinations, health education, and
referrals. Waldwick Public Health Nurse Carol Shepard reported
that two new immunization requirements have been
added. Preschoolers, ages six months through 59 months-
must have flu shots by Dec. 31 before each individual may
attend school, and Tdap shots for students in sixth grade.
This shot was previously only required for children up to
the age of seven.
Fees for shots and physicals, which are paid by the par-
ticipating municipalities, will remain at $35 per visit that
includes shots and physicals and $15 for immunizations
alone. Shepard noted that the program could be dropped if the
state provides universal health care for children.
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to 30 parts per billion. Under federal regulations, a test in
which more than 10 percent of samples produced results of
more than 15 parts per billion requires a general notifica-
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The Ridgewood Water Company sent a notice to more
than 20,000 of the 60,000 customers’ homes warning about
the problems caused by the plumbing – not the water – and
urging residents to run their faucets for 15 to 30 seconds
with cold water before they collect water for drinking or
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