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Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: chelseaclark on July 20, 2010, 05:07:58 AM

Title: Water Flushing
Post by: chelseaclark on July 20, 2010, 05:07:58 AM

Can someone explain what this means?  Is our water is okay to drink this week?  Thanks!

Title: Re: Water Flushing
Post by: GamingWeasel on July 20, 2010, 08:08:44 AM

From Franlkinonline.com:

"Fairfax Water System Flushing
Randy and Paul will be busy the next few days,
flushing the system in Fairfax. Give 'em a "beep"
if you see them cooling off at a hydrant.
The water is fine for drinking during the flush."

Title: Re: Water Flushing
Post by: Shadylane08 on July 22, 2010, 02:45:43 PM

Towns do this flushing for a couple different reasons.  One is to operate valves that should be periodically operated, and the other is to actually clean out the inside of the water main.  When they open up a blow-off or hydrant and get a good rush of water thru the lines it actually cleans out any kinda sediment or build-up that occastionally occurs in waterlines.  The water is still fine to drink just sometimes the first time you use your water after the main that your service comes off is flushed you can sometimes get a couple seconds of discolored water.  But its nothing to worry about.

Title: Re: Water Flushing
Post by: Mike Raburn on July 24, 2010, 12:04:43 AM

Shady is correct.

Sediment removal.

I am surprised Uncle Mike didn't chime in.
We used to flush hydrants all the time to get rid of sediment, rocks, stones, ancient Indian Native American arrow heads, eagle bones, etc.

Title: Re: Water Flushing
Post by: Chris Santee on July 24, 2010, 04:52:55 AM

nice job avoiding the p word though in an obvious reference opportunity.


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Title: Re: Water Flushing
Post by: Mike Raburn on July 24, 2010, 10:15:55 AM

The P word never crossed my fickle mind when I replied to FLUSHING Hydrants.
Curse you Chris Santee!

But the correlation between sediment and the P word does make sense.........