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Ridgewood water director reports PFAS progress and urges $4 million supplemental appropriation

Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood · March 31, 2026
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Summary

Rich Calvi told the council six of 12 PFAS treatment facilities are active and proposed a yearlong research pilot with Revive to test in‑vessel carbon reactivation. He also recommended a $4 million supplemental appropriation to a 2023 $42 million bond order to cover IBank fees and contingencies so the fourth PFAS loan can close.

Rich Calvi, director of Ridgewood Water, updated the Village Council on March 30 about the village’s PFAS program and financing needs.

Calvi said the utility recently activated the sixth of 12 PFAS treatment facilities and described a proposed one‑year pilot collaboration with a company called Revive to test in‑situ reactivation of carbon inside treatment vessels. "They have the technology to destruct PFAS... now they want…

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