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Ridgewood Water says most PFAS treatment plants on track, all‑in cost projected near $150M
Summary
Ridgewood Water reported Sept. 29 that a multi‑site PFAS treatment program is progressing, with most plants under construction and multiple financing offsets pursued to reduce borrowing costs.
Ridgewood — Ridgewood Water updated the Village Council on Sept. 29 on the status of a 12‑site program to remove per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the utility’s drinking water system, saying the majority of plants are under construction and that the utility is pursuing multiple grant and loan offsets to blunt borrowing costs.
Rich Calbee, director of Ridgewood Water, told the council that nine facilities are currently under construction and that "we expect 11 of 12 plants to be active by 2026, with the final plant likely carrying into early 2027" because of cultural‑resource review and re‑bidding at the largest site (Cedar Hill). He said the system already has several active plants and that an interconnection with Hawthorne — whose source water tests PFAS‑free — now supplies treated water year‑round to help lower system PFAS concentrations.
Calbee gave immediate schedule and technical details: the utility is using both activated carbon and resin treatment vessels. He said…
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