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Ramsey officials update PFAS testing, lead service‑line replacement and Water Quality Accountability reporting
Summary
Council liaison reports said H2M is working with the borough water department on PFAS treatment at multiple wells and that New Jersey’s lead service‑line replacement rules require full replacement of lead lines by 2031; the Water Quality Accountability Act report is due in March.
Council liaison reports at the March 12 Ramsey mayor and council work session provided updates on drinking‑water issues, including federal and state limits for PFAS and a statewide timetable for lead service‑line replacement.
Councilwoman Cusick reported that H2M, the borough’s retained architecture and engineering firm, is working with the Ramsey Water Department on treatment approaches at several well treatment facilities — Arrow Road, Darlington, Brookfield, North Central and Spring Street — to address per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). She said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set PFAS drinking‑water limits that are in effect for the borough’s supply and that engineering work on treatment options is underway.
Cusick also reported that, under New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection lead‑service‑line replacement legislation, the borough must replace lead service lines served by its water system by 2031. Board of Public Works planning and implementation activity on that replacement work is continuing, she said. Finally, Cusick said the Water Quality Accountability Act report for the borough is due in March and H2M is completing that submission.
No formal action or vote on funding for treatment projects was taken during the March 12 session; the remarks were presented as committee/liaison updates and status reports to the governing body. Council members asked for and received status reporting rather than adopting new policy on those items during the work session.
Next steps cited on the record: continued engineering work by H2M, Board of Public Works planning for lead‑line replacements, and completion and filing of the Water Quality Accountability Act report.
