Water Main Flushing Begins in Manchester

MANCHESTER, CT — The Manchester Water and Sewer Department has begun cleaning water mains to remove sediment in pipes.

The work is slated from April 2 through June 22.

The following is a tentative schedule:

April 2 – April 6: Ash St., Arvine Pl., Braeside Crescent, Briarwood Dr., Cantone Cir., Carriage Dr., Cheney La., Comstock Rd., Coughlin Rd., Covenant Dr., Curry La., Dartmouth Rd., Diane Dr., Erie St., Farm Dr., Folly Brook La., Frances Dr., Frechette Cir., Garden Grove Rd., Gardner St., Grant Farm Rd., Hackmatack St., Harvest La., Heather La., Hercules Dr., Huckleberry Rd., Judith Dr., Keeney St., Lamplighter Dr., Ledgecrest Ter., Leland Dr., Lewis St., Linwood Dr., Longview Dr., Mayfield Rd., Mulberry La., Niles Dr., Northview Way, Norwood St., Nutmeg Dr., Paula La., Plano Pl., Primer Rd., Prospect St., Rogers Pl., Saddlehill Rd., Silk Ter., Skyview Ter., South Farms Dr., Spring St., Strawberry La., Sunny Brook Dr., Sunset St., Thayer Rd., Tuck Rd., Valley View Rd., Village St., Walek Farms Rd., Warren St.

April 9 – April 13: Academy St., Andor Rd., Ansaldi Rd., Ardmore Rd., Ashworth St., Autumn St., Battista Rd., Benton St., Birch St., Bissell St., Branford St., Brookfield St., Byron Rd., Charter Oak St., Clinton St., Coburn Rd., Cone St., Cromwell St., Dougan’s Alley, Durkin St., Earl St., East Center St., Eldridge St., Florence St., Franklin St., Gardner St., Gardner St. West, Gerard St., Glenwood St., Goodwin St., Green Hill St., Hamlin St., Harrison St., Holl St., Kane Rd., Kensington St., Knighton St., Lancaster Rd., Lenox St., Lindman St., Lyndale St., Maple St., Marshall Rd., Middle Turnpike East, Munro St., Norman St., Nye St., Oak St., Parker St., Pearl St., Philip Rd., Pitkin St., Porter St., Putnam St., Scarborough Rd., School St.,
Spruce St., Stephen St., Sycamore La., Teresa Rd., View St., Virginia Rd., Wadsworth St. East, Walker St., Wellington Rd., Wells St., Westminster Rd.

April 16 – April 20: Alpine Dr., American Legion Dr., Anderson St., Arch St., Armory St., Beech St., Bigelow St., Birch St., Bissell St., Bow St., Brainard Pl., Cedar St., Center St., Charter Oak St., Chestnut St., Church St., Cooper Hill St., Cooper St., Cottage St., Division St., East Center St., Edgerton Pl., Edgerton St., Eldridge St., Elm St., Elm Ter., Elro St., Flower St., Ford St., Forest St., Foster St., Garden Dr., Garden St., Gorman Pl., Guard St., Hall Ct., Hartford Rd., Hawley St., Haynes St., Hazel St., Hemlock St., High St., Hunniford St., Huntington St., Jackson St., Johnson Ter., Knox St., Laurel Pl., Laurel St., Liberty St., Lilley St., Linden St., Locust St., Lodge Dr., Madison St., Main St., Maple St., Middle Tpke. East, Middle Tpke. West, Myrtle St., New St., Newman St., Oak Pl., Oak St., Orchard St., Otis St., Park St., Pearl St., Perrett Pl., Pine St., Pleasant St., Purnell Pl., Ridge St., Rosemary Pl., Russell St., School St., Spruce St., St. James St., Strant St., Summit St., Trotter St., Valley St., Wadsworth St., Walnut St., Wells St., Winter St.

April 23 – April 27: Asylum St., Auburn Rd., Avondale Rd., Berkley St., Bliss St., Bond St., Bowers St., Buckingham St., Cambridge St., Charles Dr., Clifton St., Cole St., Delmont St., Doane St., Earl St., Farmington St., Green Rd., Grove St., Harlan St., Harvard Rd., Henry St., Hillside St., Hollister St., Hudson St., Jensen St., Jordt St., Main St., Middle Tpke. East, Middle Tpke. West, North Elm St., Oakwood Rd., Oxford St., Parker St., Phelps Rd., Pine Hill St., Princeton St., Radding St., Robin Rd., Sherwood Circle, Starkweather St., Sterling Pl., Strickland St., Summit St., Tanner St., Washington St., Wellesley Rd., White St., William St., Woodbridge St.

April 30 – May 4: Apel Pl., Ambassador Dr., Barry Rd., Beacon St., Bent St., Bishop Dr., Bonner Rd., Bretton Rd., Centerfield St., Charis Rd., Clyde Rd., Coleman Rd., Colonial Rd., Cushman Dr., Dearborn Dr., Dorothy Rd., Eastfield St., Elvree St., Esquire Dr., Fenwick Rd., Flag Dr., Gleason St., Grissom Rd., Hamilton Dr., Helaine Rd., Jamie La., Karen Dr., Kennedy Rd., Lexington Dr., Lydall St., Marjorie La., Mark La., Mather St., Mill St., Mitchell Dr., Montclair Dr., Northfield St., Oakland St., Oakland Ter., Parker St., Progress Dr., Rachel Rd., Richmond Dr., Sandra Dr., Sanrico Dr., Scott Dr., Sheldon Rd., Shepard Dr., South St., Taylor St., Thistle Rd., Tolland Tpke., Tracy Dr., Tudor La., Utopia Rd., Vernon St. (Lydall to Richmond), Westfield St., Willard Rd., Woodbridge St.

May 7– May 11: Amanda Dr., Avery St., Baldwin Rd., Benjamin Dr., Birch Mountain Rd., Brookview Cir., Bryan Dr., Buckland Hills Dr., Camp Meeting Rd., Candlewood Dr., Carman Rd., Carter St., Carter St. West, Case Mountain Rd., Catherine’s Way, Concord Rd., Cornwall Dr., Deming St., Dennison Ridge Dr., Donahue La., Edward St., Elberta Rd., Golway St., Goodhill Rd. in South Windsor, Hale Rd., Hale Rd. Ext., High Ledge Cir., Highland St., Jefferson St., Jeffrey Alan Dr., Jennifer’s Way, Jenny Cliff, John Olds Dr., Katherine St., Kenwood St., Kerry St., Kristyn Cir., Laurel Ter., Lisa Dr., Macintosh St., Nolan Cir., North Main St., North School St., North St., Pavilions Dr., Pond La., Rosetto Dr., Slater St., Somerset Dr., Tolland Tpke., Union Ct., Union Pl., Union St. (east side), Wood La.

Here is a message from town officials:

The cleaning program will begin at 7:15 a.m. each day and continue till 3:00 p.m. To ensure the clarity of the water in your home, you should refrain from water usage during the time when we are flushing in your area. However, if discolored water enters your home, avoid using it if possible until it clears. It may be necessary to wait until after the cleaning is done at 3 p.m. in your area before the water clears.

If discolored water enters your home it may be necessary to run the cold water at each faucet until it clears. This should be done one faucet at a time. Once the water has cleared in your cold water, your hot water should also 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. To flush the sediment out of the tank, open the drain valve on the bottom of the tank and run the water until it clears. 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.

It normally takes a few hours for the water to clear once it becomes discolored. If water appears discolored for an extended period, please call the Water Division at (860) 647-3201. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel