Water Main Cleaning Begins In Manchester

MANCHESTER, CT — Select water mains are scheduled for cleaning from this week through June 26, 2020, town officials said.

The cleaning is designed to remove sediment that has accumulated in pipes.

Select roads area are on tap now. The time frame for flushing the rest of the system will be evaluated based on our reservoir capacity and demands during the summer, officials said.

Here is a schedule:

• June 8 – June 12: Adams St., Batson Dr., Bilyeu St., Botticello Dr., Brentwood Dr., Broad St., Buckland St., Burnham St., Burnham St. Ext., Canterbury St., Carolyn Dr., Chapel Rd. , Chapel St., Cherry Cir., Clearview Ter., Commerce Rd., Croft Dr., Cumberland St., Depot St., Dogwood Ln., Drexel Dr., Electric St., Fleming Rd., Gear Dr., Griffin Rd., Hilliard St., John Dr., Kathleen Way, Loomis St., Main St., Marble St., Margaret Rd., Mary Dr., McCabe St., New State Rd., North Main St., Oak Forest Dr., Pleasant Valley Rd., Redstone Rd., Regent St., Stock Pl., Tolland Tpke., Union St. (west side), Westerly St., Windsor St., Woodland St.
• June 15 – June 19: Adams St., Alexander St., Alton St., Alton St. South, Ashland St., Bates Rd., Bolton St., Brent Rd., Broad St., Butler Rd, Cambridge St., Carroll Dr., Castle Rd., Center St., Chambers St., Columbus St., Congress St., Coventry St., Crescent St., Crestwood Dr., Deepwood Dr., Deerfield Dr., Devon Dr., Dover Rd., Durant St., Duval St., Edison Rd., Edmund St., Englewood Dr., Essex St., Evergreen Rd., Fairview St., Ferndale Dr., Fleming Rd., Foxcroft Dr., Frederick Rd., French Rd., Fulton Rd., Grant Rd., Griswold St., Hartland Rd., Hawthorne St., Hawthorne St. South, Hendee Rd., Hilliard St., Hoffman Rd., Homestead St., Horton Rd., Irving St., Jarvis Rd., Joseph St., Lilac St., Lincoln St., Linnmore Dr., Little St., Lockwood St., Middle Tpke. West, Morse Rd., New State Rd., Olcott Dr., Oliver Rd., Oxford St., Penn Rd., Perkins St., Ridgewood St., Roosevelt St., Salem Rd., Schaller Rd., Seymour St., St, John St., St. Lawrence St., Stone St., Strickland St., Strong St., Tower Rd., Trumbull St., Turnbull Rd., Wedgewood Dr., Whitney Rd., Windemere St., Woodhill Rd., Woodland St.
• June 22– June 26: Adams St., Adams St. South, Ann St., Avon St., Bank St., Bidwell St., Bluefield Dr., Bremen Rd., Bridge St., Bunce Dr., Campfield Rd., Carol Dr., Carver La., Case Dr., Center St., Chalmers St., Channing Dr., Chester Dr., Coolidge St., Cooper St., Cooper Hill St., Cornell St., Cougar Dr., Courtland St., Cross St., Cyr Dr., Dougherty St., Dudley St., Emerson St., Ensign St., Fairfield St., Fairview St., Falknor Dr., Flint Dr., Foley St., Goslee Dr., Greenfarms La., Harding St., Hartford Rd., Hathaway La., Henderson Rd., High St., Hillstown Rd., Horace St., House Rd., Hyde St., Imperial Dr., Keeney St., Landfill Way, Litchfield St., Love La., Lucian St., Lyness St., Maxwell St., McCann Dr., McGuire Dr., McKee St., McKinley St., Middlefield St., Moore St., North Fairfield St., O'Leary Dr., Olcott St. West, Olcott St., Oval La., Overland St., Packard St., Palm St., Pascal La., Peila Dr., Pioneer Cir., Portland St., Preston Dr., Proctor Rd., Queens Ct., Ramey Dr., Ruby Dr., Seaman Cir., Server St., Short St., Spencer St., Star Farms Dr., Summer St., Thomas Dr., Thompson Rd., Thrall Rd., Trebbe Dr., Tyler Cir., Victoria Rd., Waddell Rd., Walnut St., West Center St. , West St., Westwood St., Wetherell St., Wilfred Rd., Wilson Way, Woodside St.

The cleaning program is set to begin at 7:15 a.m. on the selected days and continue until 3 p.m.

To ensure water clarity, residents should refrain from water usage during the time when pipes are being flushed. If discolored water enters a home, it may be necessary to run cold water at each faucet, one at a time, until it clears, officials said. Hot water should be flushed in a similar manner. If the hot water runs discolored, it may also be necessary to flush out the sediment in your hot water tank, officials said.

If a load of wash is done during the period of discolored water, the load should be kept wet and rewash again after the water clears. Four ounces of cream of tartar should be added to help remove any discoloration of the clothing.