Department of Public Works

The DPW is responsible for the maintenance of all municipal roads, including snow removal, traffic signs and traffic signals. In addition, the DPW maintains all municipal facilities, parks and vehicles, the storm water drainage system, sewage system, and the firebox alarm system.

Garbage and recycling collection are handled by contracted haulers, but managed by the DPW. Complaints about missed pick-ups should be directed to the DPW by calling 973-256-1264 and selecting option 1 for the main office.  

Since Woodland Park operates its own Water Company, the DPW is charged with maintaining the water system in the sections of the borough served by the municipally-owned water company. The borough owns and maintains a 1-million gallon water tank located on Washington Drive.  A second tank was added on Garret Mountain at the site of the Four Seasons At Great Notch community to serves as a back-up and to maintain water pressure during emergencies.

The Department of Water Pollution Control, headed by the Superintendent of the DPW, is responsible for the sanitary sewer system. So, it also falls upon the DPW to maintain the Borough’s sanitary sewers. Sewage treatment is no longer done at a DPW facility. Instead, Woodland Park’s sewage is carried to the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission’s treatment plant in Newark by the same main that serves Little Falls and Totowa. 

STORMWATER PROGRAM:
Matt Mulroony, Stormwater Program Coordinator 

"Municipal Stormwater Management Plan"

The MSMP contains:

• Figure C-1 - Groundwater Recharge in the Hydrologic Cycle
• Figure C-2 - Borough and Its Waterways
• Figure C-3 - Borough Boundary on USGS Quadrangles
• Figure C-4 - Groundwater Recharge Areas in the Borough
• Figure C-5 - Wellhead Protection Areas in the Borough
• Figure C-6 - Borough's Existing Land Use
• Figure C-7 - Hydrologic Units (HUC14s) Within the Borough
• Figure C-8 - Zoning Districts Within the Borough
• Figure C-9 - Wetlands and Water Land Uses within the Borough - Constrained Land

"Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan"

The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan was prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Tier A Municipal Stormwater Master General Permit.

The SPPP contains:

• A list of Team Members
• Form 2 - Public Notice
• Form 3 - New Development and Redevelopment Program
• Form 4 - Local Public Education Program
• Form 5 - Storm Drain Inlet Labeling
• Form 6 - MS4 Outlet Pipe Mapping
• Form 7 - Illicit Connection Elimination Program
• Form 8 - Illicit Connection Records
• Form 9 - Yard Waste Ordinance/Collection Program
• Form 10 - Ordinances
• Form 11 - Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
• Form 12 - Street Sweeping and Road Erosion Control Maintenance
• Form 13 - Stormwater Facility Maintenance
• Form 14 - Outfall Pipe Stream Scouring Remedation
• Form 15 - De-icing Material Storage
• Form 16 - Standard Operating Procedures
• Form 17 - Employee Training
• List of DPW Equipment
• Illicit Connection Inspection Report Form
  

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANS:
Amended April 24, 2008

"Total Maximum Daily Load Report for the Non-Tidal
Passaic River Basin, Addressing Phosphorus Impairments"

This Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document addresses phosphorus
impairments in the non-tidal Passaic River basin, i.e., the river and its tributaries upstream of Dundee Dam, including the Wanaque Reservoir.