RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Residents of one New Jersey town are on edge after receiving another notice that their drinking water system contains higher levels of a family of chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
As CBS2’s Christine Sloan reports, people come to live to live in Ridgewood for its school system and quaint downtown. Why so many are angry? The water company in the village still has not corrected the issue since discovering the problem more than a year ago.
A water company officials told CBS2 they have a response plan, they’re minimizing risk and this is going to take some time.
There are worries over Ridgewood’s water system after many residents received a notice from the Ridgewood City Water Department alerting them their water system exceeds state levels of a class of chemicals called PFAS and PFOAS.
“It’s very concerning that we pay our taxes and the water situation is as bad as it is,” Ridgewood resident Dave Lubkenman said.
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