Lawn Watering Rules Continue In Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Glen Rock Amid Heat

WYCKOFF, NJ — Ridgewood Water, which serves Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, and Midland Park, has been imposing two-day lawn watering restrictions amid the heatwave.

Last Tuesday, the Ridgewood police said lawns were so parched, it might be better if people waited a week. "You can help the community get through the current heat wave by voluntarily NOT WATERING YOUR LAWN THIS WEEK," they wrote. "Help conserve water for critical situations, such as putting out fires."

That said, the NWS expected relief from the 90-degree temperatures starting Wednesday evening, when as much as an inch of rain was expected to fall.

In the meantime, two-day watering is in effect, the company said. And lawns can only be watered before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m.

The rules are as follows:

• Odd-numbered addresses can water their lawns, or irrigate, Tuesday and Saturday only.
• Even-numbered addresses can irrigate on Wednesday and Sunday.
• There are exceptions, such as watering with a hand-held hose, which can be done any day.

See Ridgewood Water's page with more details here.

See a message from the town of Wyckoff, with charts about being "water wise," here.