Politics & Government
Why the Heck is My Water Brown?
It's OK; the town's flushing the hydrants this week.

Ah, the annual flushing of the hydrants. Celebrate as you will.
On Thursday, April 4, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Shrewsbury Water Department is flushing the town's hydrants for maintenance purposes.
Not only do we share this information so you won't be confused, but to inform residents to refrain from doing water-related activities such as laundry and cooking during that time. As the announcment indicates, "you may experience discolored water in your residence. You may need to run your individual service lines a short period of time to clear out any remaining sediment when we are complete."
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