Midland Park’s Wortendyke PFAS Plant Is Now Scheduled for Fall 2026 Startup
Ridgewood Water now lists its Wortendyke PFAS treatment facility in Midland Park for online operation in fall 2026, later than the first-quarter 2026 target published in the utility’s April 18, 2025 construction notice and repeated in a January 2, 2026 update.
The facility remains under construction at 32 Birch Street. Ridgewood Water’s current PFAS Resources page lists fall 2026 as the target for online treatment and the fourth quarter of 2026 as the expected date for final project completion. The utility has not announced a specific startup date in the materials reviewed.
A later target than earlier schedules
Ridgewood Water’s April 18, 2025 construction notice said project completion was expected in the first quarter of 2026. The utility’s January 2, 2026 weekly update likewise listed Wortendyke for the first quarter and described the facility as on target to come online during that period.
The current schedule is therefore later than the dates previously published. The reviewed records do not identify the reason for the change, so it cannot be attributed to a particular contractor, permit, funding or construction problem.
What the Midland Park facility will do
Ridgewood Water’s project advisory identifies the facility as a $6,315,750 project being built by Sovereign Consulting. The utility says the plant is designed to treat water from nine wells before that water enters the Ridgewood Water distribution system.
The project is locally relevant because Midland Park is one of the four communities served by Ridgewood Water. The other communities are Glen Rock, Ridgewood and Wyckoff. Midland Park does not operate the regional system; Ridgewood Water operates the infrastructure that supplies customers across the four-town service area.
The project advisory identifies Birch Street as affected by construction activity. That reference is separate from the startup schedule, and the reviewed materials do not establish new August 2026 closures.
Part of a broader PFAS treatment plan
Ridgewood Water’s 2026 annual drinking-water quality report says the utility is consolidating 31 treatment facilities across the four-town service area into 12 larger PFAS treatment facilities. Wortendyke is one part of that broader buildout.
The report says Ridgewood Water exceeded the maximum contaminant level for PFOA at 22 treatment facilities and for PFOS at four facilities. It also states that the utility expects 11 of the 12 new facilities to be online by the end of 2026. Those findings provide context for the construction program but do not establish a separate health conclusion for Midland Park residents beyond the information and discussion in the utility’s report.
What residents should watch for next
The next useful milestones will be an announced startup date, confirmation that online treatment has begun, and any updated construction or roadwork notices for the 32 Birch Street site and related raw-water infrastructure.
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