Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • May 30, 2012 Area Summer water restrictions in effect in township by Frank J. McMahon Mahwah’s summer water restrictions, which took effect May 1, will continue through Sept. 30 regardless of the recent rainstorms. The days of the restrictions vary depending on whether a property is for single-family residential, business, condominium, or apartment use. Brian Campion, the township’s administrator, advised that the township has a standing ordinance that requires the restrictions every year, despite the weather. “We don’t predict weather on a daily or weekly basis,” Campion explained. “We have a water allocation permit from the state, and one of the requirements of the state in that water allocation permit is to have a conservation plan. So it is not only necessary to have the restrictions from May 1 to Sept. 30, but to have a water conservation plan.” Campion emphasized that the annual restrictions allow residents to water all day for three days of the week, which he described as “quite a bit of water.” He added that, under the ordinance, the mayor can also declare “Level 1” and “Level 2” water emergencies by executive order, which would prohibit watering between midnight and 6 a.m., or ban watering altogether. The township’s water supply is not maintained in reservoirs, Campion explained, but from wells that pump water from the ground into four storage tanks located on Nilsen Avenue, Campgaw Road next to the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute, Tudor Rose Terrace in the Rio Vista residential area, and in the Stag Hill Road area. The township also receives supplemental support from the United Water utility by way of an interconnection. If the weather turns hot for a few days and residents and businesses turn on their lawn sprinkler systems, the water in those tanks can be depleted quickly, Campion said, and it can become difficult to balance and manage the wells’ ability to pump the water into the tanks on a peak use day. “If everyone is watering on a peak use day, the wells may not be able to pump the water into the tanks as quickly as the water is leaving the tanks,” Campion explained. “That’s really why we have this type of conservation plan. It provides for conservation, but it also helps us to manage and balance the water levels in the tanks which are monitored by a computer software program in real time. “During the peak water use season, the restrictions help us to balance the water in the storage tanks and the amount being pumped into them.” Under the current restrictions, outdoor watering at residential properties is permitted all day Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at properties with even-numbered addresses. Those with odd-numbered residential addresses may participate in all-day outdoor watering on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Outdoor watering is prohibited all day on Sundays. However, the use of a hand-held hose for watering is permitted on any day, including Sunday. The watering days for businesses, condominiums, and apartments are divided with the following areas permitted to water on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: Apple Ridge Condos, Birchwood Hills, Chapel Green, Corporate Drive (north side), Darlington Ridge (Zone A), Franklin Heights, Ramapo Ridge Condos Phase 3I (Greenway), Indian Hollow, Macarthur Blvd (east bound), Mahwah High School, The Mall Apartments, Ramapo Brae Lane, Ramapo College (ball field side), Ramapo Ridge Condos Phase 1 and 2, Ridge Gardens, Rio Vista Association (Seminary Road), Rio Vista Condos, Rio Vista Pool, Route 17 South, Sharp Electronics, and Starview Apartments. The following business, condo and apartment entities are permitted to water on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays: Brookside Manor, Bellgrove Drive in the Indian Field area, Corporate Drive (south side), Darlington Ridge (Zone B), Datascope, Dial America, Dickinson Lane, Franklin Crossing, Hytorc, Indian Field, Indian Ridge, International Crossroads, Konica, Lindvale Garden Apartments, Macarthur Boulevard (west bound), North Bayard Lane, Paddington Square, Pond Meadows, Ramapo College (school side), Ramapo Garden Apartments (above ground), Rolling Hills Apartments, Route 17 North, Society Hill I and II, and United Parcel Service. No watering is allowed on Sundays, and business, condo and apartment properties watered with in-ground sprinkler systems are not permitted to also be watered with above-ground hose fed sprinklers. A hand-held hose, however, is permitted at any time. The term “hospice” once described a sheltering way station for pilgrims as they journeyed to the Holy Land. Today, hospice is not a place, but rather a holistic care philosophy that emphasizes quality of life for people coping with advanced illness. On May 30 at 7 p.m., Allendale’s Lee Memorial Library will host Jean A. Leone, executive director and clinical administrator of hospice and palliative services at Holy Name Medical Center and Villa Marie Claire, as she presents “Journey of Care: Living Life to Its Fullest Through Hospice and Palliative Care.” Leone will illuminate the hospice movement, which advocates living life well through all its stages by providing resources, tools, and a compassionate presence to individuals, their families, and their Leone to discuss hospice care caregivers. “The goal of hospice is to create and foster a pain-free life through symptom management and supportive therapies so that this part of life’s journey may be spent in dignity and comfort, with patients, their caretakers, and loved ones functioning as partners,” said Leone, who is a registered nurse and a doctoral candidate in multifaith ministry at New York Theological Seminary. This program is free to the public. It is not necessary to be an Allendale resident to attend. Community members can learn more about the program schedule on the library website, allendale.bccls.org. Lee Memorial Library is located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale.