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Important information about your drinking water - August 2018
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL Violation at the Elmwood Park Water System
Our water system recent violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
Community advisement from the Chief of Police regarding car burglaries
Please be advised that between April 1, 2018 until August 24, 2018, the Elmwood Park Police Department has investigated fifty-two (52) burglaries to automobiles. After review of the Investigative Reports, the burglaries are occurring across a wide area from Rosedale Avenue to Stone Avenue between the hours of 01:00 until 05:00. It should be noted that in all instances, the vehicles were left unlocked.
A Message from the Elmwood Park Fire Prevention Bureau
To help ensure the safety of all residents and property, there are fire safety codes that all must adhere to. When a new occupant moves into an apartment, private residence, or business, the property must be inspected by the Fire Prevention Bureau to ensure all fire safety codes are met.
Elmwood Park’s Interim Fire Official offers a good general reminder for all residents:
Make sure smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are placed in proper areas (in hallway near bedrooms, on first floor away from kitchen, at bottom of stairs of the basement and if there is any storage in attic). Test all alarms weekly and change detectors’ batteries when you change your clocks. Location requirements can be found in the forms under “Residential Smoke-CO-Fire Extinguisher Requirements”
As winter approaches and barbecue season ends. DO NOT store propane tanks inside the house or garage. They should be stored and secured outside at least 5 feet away from a window, door or structure. NEVER store them in a trunk of a car or closed van.
The holiday season is just around the corner and many of our homes and businesses will be decorated. Make sure that all wiring and accessories do not overload your electrical outlets. Limit the use of extension cords. Every electrical device must be UL listed with a label on them or don't use them.
Keep all combustible materials far away from a heat source or open flame.
Never leave lit candles unattended ... EVER!
If you have not change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide batteries recently, DO IT NOW, and do it every time you change clocks.
Business owners and property managers:
Contact the Interim Fire Official at 201-796-1457 x221 for a Knox Box application, at this time you need a signed application form the fire official, but soon you will be able to order directly on line. These boxes are mounted on the exterior of the building and contain entry keys for fire department access; they are required by local ordinance.
For additional information or concerns about fire safety, call the Interim Fire Official at 201-796-1457 x221.
Message from the Tax Assessor's Office
Property inspections will begin regarding any home in which a building permit has been taken out in 2017 and 2018. This inspection process also applies to any permits that were taken out in 2016 that have not yet been inspected.
Information regarding the inspector is on file with the Police Department, Tax Assessor and Borough Clerk's Office.
To confirm if an inspector is in fact working on behalf of the Borough, call any of the following numbers with the name of the inspector from his ID, and we will be happy to confirm.
Police Department 201-796-0700 ext 116
Tax Assessor 201-796-1457 ext. 220
Borough Clerk 201-796-1457 ext. 600
Update of Road Construction Market St and Mola Boulevard:
Message from the Elmwood Park Police Department
Weather permitting, starting either Thursday June 28th or Friday June 29th the contractor will be detouring all Market Street westbound traffic onto Mola Boulevard northbound, the detour will continue westbound on Van Riper Ave where thru traffic will be able to continue onto Market St.
Market St eastbound traffic will continue eastbound on Market St but will be shifted into the westbound lanes.
Local Market St. traffic will be able to access all of the Market St. businesses by using Pine St, Beech St, Church St, and Chestnut St.
The detour will be in place only during the contractors work hours and the duration is estimated to take approximately 5 or 6 days.
Road Construction
Please be advised that starting Monday, June 25, 2018, the County of Bergen will begin their project to widen the intersection of Market Street and Mola Boulevard.
The project is estimated to take approximately 5 months.
Please plan accordingly.
Red Cross Emergency App
The Red Cross has an app that offers severe weather and emergency alerts.
Download for Free by texting GETEMERGENCY to 90999 or search "Red Cross Emergency" in the Apple or Google Play store.
Yard waste cannot be contaminated with other garbage
Please be advised that yard waste cannot be contaminated with other garbage. This includes paper and plastic. Yard waste contaminated with garbage puts the Borough at risk of being assessed penalties.Please be advised that yard waste cannot be contaminated with other garbage. This includes paper and plastic. Yard waste contaminated with garbage puts the Borough at risk of being assessed penalties.
We have received communication from the dump site along with the pictures which are listed below and advised of impending fines if it continues.
Please be mindful not to mow over litter or incorporate it into the yard waste. If the DPW sees that yard waste is contaminated, they have been directed to leave the yard waste so that the resident can remove the garbage and place it back out the following week.
Request for Proposals for Library Construction Manager (posted 6/1/18)
ELMWOOD PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Date Issued: June 1, 2018
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that sealed Proposals will be received by the Elmwood Park Public Library, for the Position of LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER for the Elmwood Park Public Library Renovation Project. All Proposals will be opened publicly and read aloud on the Return Date and Time.
Return Date & Time: June 20, 2018, 11:00 AM
Return To:
Keith Kazmark, RMC/CMC/MMC
182 Market Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
The Elmwood Park Public Library is soliciting proposals for the position of Library Construction Manager to provide professional services to the Elmwood Park Library Board Renovation Project. Elmwood Park Library Board may select one or more Library Construction Managers for the provision of these services based upon a fair and open process, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et. seq. and in accordance with the Resolution previously adopted by the Mayor and Council to secure such services through a fair and open process. In order to have a proposal considered by the Elmwood Park Library Board, an interested party must provide evidence that he/she satisfies the minimum requirements, as set forth in Section III of this document and that he/she otherwise complies with the proposal requirements set forth in the Borough of Elmwood Park’s REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS section of the Borough’s web site.
Elmwood Park Junior Police Academy 2018
Email Created to Report Concerns
The Borough has set up a new e-mail address in order for residents to report concerns they may have within the Borough. Elmwood Park residents should send concerns to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to report potholes, curbside branches, litter in public areas, etc. You will be added to a list for the appropriate department to have your concerns addressed.
Correspondence between Mayor Caramagna and Governor Murphy re. sound barriers
Tax Sale on March 27, 2018
The Elmwood Park tax sale is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in the All-Purpose Room on the first floor of the Municipal Building. Below see the copy of the ad that has been published in the Bergen Record listing the properties that are included in the sale at the time of publication. Some properties will be removed as owners may pay the past due taxes.
Originally published on February 27, 2018, the ad will be run on the next three (3) consecutive Tuesdays. Persons interested in bidding at the sale need to contact the Elmwood Park Tax Collector via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to obtain details regarding procedures and registration materials. Bidders MUST be registered by noon on Thursday, March 22, 2018.
Borough Professionals
Borough Attorney:
Arthur R. Thibault Jr., Esq
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2 Market Steet
Paterson, NJ 07501
973-523-6200
Borough Auditor:
Lerch, Vinci & Bliss, LLP
17-17 Route 208 N
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201-791-7100
Bergen County Parks Department Park System Master Planning Process
Bergen County Parks Department initiated a master planning process for the Bergen County Park System. Below is a link that will direct you to the County's website. At the website you can take an online survery and view upcoming Master Planning Public Meeting dates.
However, whether or not you are able to attend any of the meetings, please take the online survey so you can be heard regarding the County Parks.
Inauguration of Mayor Frank Caramagna - 11/9/17
New Speed Limit on East 54th Street
At the September 21, 2017 Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council, Ordinance #17-29 was adopted.
This ordinance reduces the speed limit on
East 54th Street to 25 m.p.h.
As of today, all signage on the entire length of East 54th Street has been updated to reflect the new speed limit.
Elmwood Park Police Department participates in "Project Medicine Drop" initiative
The Elmwood Park Police Department has joined the New Jersey Attorney General's "Project Medicine Drop" initiative, and has installed a Project Medicine Drop box at police headquarters.
Important information about your drinking water (8/28/17)
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL have returned to compliance in the Elmwood Park Water System
This communication is a follow-up to our previous notification regarding elevated levels of TTHMs in the Elmwood Park system.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results from June 2017 show that our system was in compliance with the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL) for TTHMs. The standard for TTHM is 80 ug/L. It is determined by averaging all samples collected from each location for the last 12 months also known as the Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA). The LRAA at the DPW Garage on Slater Drive, (where the previous exceedence occurred) for June was 73 ug/L well below the MCL.
What should I do?
- There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours.
TTHM are four volatile organic chemicals which form when disinfectants react with natural organic matter in the water. The EPA has established conservative national testing standards and schedules that are intended to protect the public and to provide water utilities with sufficient data to respond to variations in water quality and to keep the public informed.
[*People who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have increased risk of getting cancer.]
What is being done?
Additional hydrant flushing of the water system is being conducted by the DPW to reduce TTHM concentrations.
For more information please contact Robert De Block at 973-998-9100 at De Block Environmental Services, LLC, PO Box 675 Woodland Park, NJ 07424.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This notice is being sent to you by the Elmwood Park Water System, PWSID# NJ0211001
Public Notice regarding Drinking Water
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Borough of Elmwood Park
201 796-1009
Municipal Building
BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 07407
SCOTT J. KARCZ
Superintendent
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL Violation at the Elmwood Park Water System
Our water system recent violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results from April 2016 through March 2017 show that our system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL) for TTHM at one location. The standard for TTHM is 80 ug/L. It is determined by averaging all samples collected from each location for the last 12 months. The level of TTHM averaged at one location, the DPW Garage on Slater Drive, for April 2016 thru March 2017 was 84 ug/L.
What should I do?
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There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.
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If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your health care providers about drinking this water.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours.
TTHM are four volatile organic chemicals which form when disinfectants react with natural organic matter in the water.
[*People who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have increased risk of getting cancer.]
What is being done?
Additional hydrant flushing of the water system was conducted by the DPW to reduce TTHM concentrations. The Borough has adopted an ongoing program of increased hydrant flushing to reduce the Location Running Annual Average below 80 ug/L. We expect that the results for the second quarter of 2017 will be sufficiently reduced so as to lower the lower the average to acceptable values. Please note that he result for the first Quarter of 2017 at this location was 55 ug/L.
For more information please contact Robert De Block at 973-998-9100 at De Block Environmental Services, LLC, PO Box 675 Woodland Park, NJ 07424
“Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.”
This notice is being sent to you by the Elmwood Park Water System, PWSID# NJ0211001
Montclair State U. meets EP Rec
Montclair State University basketball players with Elmwood Park Recreation basketball players (3/30/17)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
February 18, 2017
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL Violation at the Elmwood Park Water System
Our water system recent violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results from March 2016 through December 2016 show that our system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL) for TTHM at one location. The standard for TTHM is 80 ug/L. It is determined by averaging all samples collected from each location for the last 12 months also known as the Locational Running Annual Average. The Locational Running Annual Average at the DPW Garage on Slater Drive, for January thru December 2016 was 82.6 ug/L.
What should I do?
-
There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.
-
If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your health care providers about drinking this water.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours.
TTHM are four volatile organic chemicals which form when disinfectants react with natural organic matter in the water.
[*People who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have increased risk of getting cancer.]
What is being done?
Additional hydrant flushing of the water system is being conducted by the DPW to reduce TTHM concentrations.
For more information please contact Robert De Block at 973-998-9100 at De Block Environmental Services, LLC, PO Box 675 Woodland Park, NJ 07424
“Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.”
This notice is being sent to you by the Elmwood Park Water System, PWSID# NJ0211001
Elmwood Park Library Survey
Let your voice be heard by completing a Library survey and returning it to the library or emailing it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2019 Waste Watchers' Handbook
The 2019 Waste Watchers' Handbook is now online:
