WATERTOWN  WATER  MAIN  FLUSHING  SCHEDULE

The Water and Sewer Authority will conduct its annual flushing program beginning Monday, March 23, 2009.

            Week #1:  March 23 to 27  In the Extra High Service Zone north of Rte. 262 and Echo Lake Rd, east to Beach Ave including Mt. Fair Farm and Buckingham Terrace Developments, west of Rte. 8 along Fern Hill Rd including Fern Wood subdivision.

            Week #2:  March 30 to April 3  Rte. 73 south of Edgewood Ave, and Knight St to Rte. 63 Main St (Rte. 73) south to Riverside, north to Tower and French St, easterly to Slade Ave and Tarbell Ave.

            Week #3:  April 6 to 9  Hillside, Ball Farm and Pleasant View easterly, south of Sunnyside, west of Hill Top Rd and north of the Watertown/Waterbury line.

            Week #4:  April 13 to 17  From Dalton St easterly, south of French and Sylvan    Lake Rd, west of Old Colonial Rd and north of Sunnyside Ave.

            Week #5:  April 20 to 24  Candee Hill, Morro St easterly to Sills Dr, southerly to Davis St and Prospect/Lancaster Sts.

            Week #6:  April 27 to May 1  Davis St southeasterly to Watertown/Waterbury line from Evelyn St to Maple Ave southwesterly to Bunker Hill Rd.

            Week #7:  May 4 to 8  On Bunker Hill Rd and south including Georgetown Dr to Rte. 63 and Commercial St and northerly along Straits Tnpke from the Watertown/Middlebury line to Oak Dr and Pond View subdivision.

            Week #8:  May 11 to 15  In the High Service Zone north of French St and

Sylvan Lake Rd, east of Old Ice House Rd, south of Echo Lake Rd and east of Rte. 262, Cobb St and Woodview Apts.

The work will be scheduled from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.  It is suggested that customers draw clean drinking water prior to the start of each day. 

As a result of flushing, customers may experience periods of reduced pressure or discolored water.  This is not harmful.  If water appears discolored, residents should avoid using it until it clears.  That will prevent rust and sediment from being drawn into the home’s water system.  If rust gets into a home’s hot water tank, the owner should wait until the water clears, then open the faucet at the bottom of the tank to clear the material, which has settled to the bottom.  Also, if laundry is discolored by the water, the load should be kept wet and washed again with 4 ozs. of cream of tartar after the water clears.