Setting up utilities in Ramapo
In Ramapo, Orange & Rockland delivers electricity, Orange & Rockland delivers gas, water depends on your address, sewer depends on your address, and trash pickup depends on your address.
Moving to Ramapo? Public Grid can set up your electric for you.
Your utilities in Ramapo
Who to call for each service in Ramapo, and how to start it.
Electric
Orange & Rockland
The electric company for Rockland and Orange counties.
To start: Orange & Rockland asks for your Social Security number to start service, so it can check your credit history. You can start without one, but you’ll usually need to pay a deposit.
Or let Public Grid set it up →Gas
Orange & Rockland
Electric and gas service in the northwestern suburbs of New York City.
To start: Start service online with a valid Social Security number. Without identification, you’ll be required to pay a deposit unless you sign up for Direct Pay or are older than 62.
Water
Depends on your address
Veolia Water New York
Drinking water in Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Tioga.
Most of Ramapo outside Suffern and Hillburn; check your address
To start: Call Veolia’s customer service team at 877-565-1456 to start a new water service.
Village of Suffern Water & Sewer
The Village of Suffern’s Public Works Water & Sewer division.
Village of Suffern; check your address
Water/sewer bills are issued twice each year.
Village of Hillburn Water Department
Operates the Village of Hillburn’s water distribution system.
Village of Hillburn; check your address
The Village buys its water from Veolia Water New York and bills customers 3 times per year.
Sewer
Depends on your address
Rockland County Sewer District No. 1
Sewer service mainly for the Towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown.
Most of Ramapo outside Suffern
The District runs the major interceptors and pumping stations; the Towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown maintain most of the 8-inch sewers.
Village of Suffern Water & Sewer
The Village of Suffern’s Public Works Water & Sewer division.
Village of Suffern; check your address
Water/sewer bills are issued twice each year.
Trash & recycling
Depends on your address
Town of Ramapo Department of Public Works
Coordinates collection of solid waste, recycling and yard waste.
Unincorporated Ramapo, such as Monsey and Hillcrest
Rockland Green
Waste prevention, recovery and disposal in Rockland County.
Spring Valley, Airmont, Pomona and more; check your address
Rockland Green is the garbage contact for the Villages of New Hempstead, Sloatsburg, Spring Valley and Wesley Hills.
Village of Suffern Department of Public Works
Village of Suffern garbage, recycling and bulk item collection.
Village of Suffern; check your address
Garbage is picked up Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday, depending on address.
Village of Hillburn Department of Public Works
Hillburn household garbage, recycling and bulk trash pickup.
Village of Hillburn; check your address
Regular household garbage is picked up on Monday and Thursday.
Village of Montebello
Village curbside garbage pickup, with recycling every Wednesday.
Village of Montebello; check your address
Up to three containers per household, each with a Village approved sticker.
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Village of Chestnut Ridge
Village garbage, bulk trash and curbside recycling pickup.
Village of Chestnut Ridge; check your address
Garbage is picked up Mondays and Thursdays or Tuesdays and Fridays, based on your street address.
Village of New Square Sanitation Department
Residential garbage and recycling collection in New Square.
Village of New Square; check your address
For anything beyond regular household trash, such as appliances, call Option 4 to ask whether the Village can pick it up.
Village of Kaser
Village refuse collection district, on the Village tax bill.
Village of Kaser; check your address
What Ramapo homes pay for electricity
This is Orange & Rockland’s average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.
$198
Orange & Rockland’s average home bill, per month
28.0¢
Orange & Rockland’s average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
FAQ
Questions about moving to Ramapo
Sources: Orange & Rockland, Veolia Water New York, Village of Suffern Water & Sewer, Village of Hillburn Water Department, Rockland County Sewer District No. 1, Town of Ramapo Department of Public Works, Rockland Green, Village of Suffern Department of Public Works, Village of Hillburn Department of Public Works, Village of Montebello, Village of Chestnut Ridge, Village of New Square Sanitation Department, Village of Kaser, EIA.
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