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Waldwick council demands NBCUA address sewage odor, cites public‑health concerns
Summary
The Waldwick Borough Council added and approved a consent resolution asking the NBCUA to address recurring sewage odors and potential gas emissions after a council liaison described a recent meeting with authority executives; residents urged faster, proactive fixes including covering primary tanks.
Waldwick Borough Council on Tuesday added a resolution to its consent agenda formally asking the NBCUA to address persistent sewage odors and related public‑health concerns and approved the measure by unanimous roll call.
The council’s public‑works liaison, Councilmember Ritchie, described a recent hour‑long meeting with the sewer authority’s executive director and assistant executive director in which council members pressed for proactive remedies. “If covering the primary tanks will help stem the smell and the gases, we all said we’ll find the money to make that happen,” Ritchie said during his report to the council.
The measure — listed on the consent agenda as Resolution 2026‑98 — was read aloud during the consent portion of the…
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