When Will Your Tap Water Turn Brown?

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA - It’s an annual summer ritual that might trigger unease. The township next week will begin flushing the water system, which routinely results in discolored water and pressure fluctuations.

The maintenance program is necessary to flush sediment from the water system, check chlorine levels in the water lines and determine that fire hydrants are operating properly. Flushing will occur weekdays between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.

While the discolored water poses no health hazard, the township suggests people don’t do their laundry when their neighborhood lines are being flushed. When will your community be affected? Here’s the weekly schedule:

• June 19-23: Dutilh Road between Freeport Road and cul-de-sac at Turnpike, Candlewood Suites, Route 19 south of PA Turnpike to Bravo’s Restaurant, Hyatt Hotel, Cranberry Springs Complex, Pennwood Place, McKinney Warehouse, Keystone Drive, Gateway Building, Commonwealth Drive, Residence Inn, Freedom Road and Old Freedom Road from Commonwealth Drive to Route 19, UPMC Medical Center, Fairfield Inn, Norberry Court, Dutilh Road south of Route 228, Lemieux/UPMC Ice Rink, Marriot Complex, Knockout Development – Longtree Way and Garden View, Westinghouse, Cranberry Woods – MSA Complex, Cranberry Mall, Cranberry Springs, Old Mars Road between Cranberry Springs Drive and Franklin Road, Cranberry Crossroads, Cranberry Commons Mall, Grandshire, Spring Meadows, Franklin Road between Old Mars Road and Beacon Drive and Hazelwood.

• June 26-30: Thompson Park Drive, Executive Drive, Costco, Brandt Drive, Commerce Park Drive, Cranberry Corporate Center, Rochester Road from Route 19 to Powell Road, Forest Park, Hampton Inn, Laurelwood, Sherwood Oaks and Fernway.

• July 3-7: Route 19 between Freedom Road and Rochester Road, Cranberry Shoppes, Walmart, Cranberry Square, Streets of Cranberry, Route 19 from Smith Drive north to Goehring Road, Goehring Road from Route 19 to Marshall Road, Wisconsin Avenue, Doyle Equipment, Ogle Station, Boston Market, Jerry’s Car Wash, Home Depot, Smith Drive, Walgreens, Ogle View Road, Alcoa/TRACO, Progress Avenue, Park Road, Ernie Mashuda Drive, Route 19 from Butler Auto Auction north to Kenny Ross, Route 19 from Butler Auto Auction south to Ron Lewis Used Vehicle Dealership, Enterprise Rent-a-Car Center, Wiegand Drive, Marshall Road, Goehring Road, Preserve East and West, North Boundary Road, Marshall Woods, Marshall Heights, Pinebrook Manor and Cranberry Water Park.

• July 10-14: Former McElroy Road, Fox Run, Canterbury Heights/Buckingham Trail, Rowan Road between Marshall Road and Old Farm Road, La Grande Drive, Rowan School, Rowan Towers, Hope Lutheran Church, Leonberg Road, Franklin Road, Peace Street, Franklin Ridge, Franklin Crossing, Shadow Creek, Bristol Creek, Washington Farms, St. Leonard’s Woods, Timberline, Peters Road between Franklin Road and Old Farm Road, Redmond Place, Old Towne Apartments, Scenic Ridge, Peters Road between Franklin Road and Burke Road, Forest Knoll, Lakeview Estates, Woodlawn Road, Windwood Heights, Crystal Springs, Walden Pond & Burke Road.

• July 17-21: Pinehurst Estates, Ehrman Road, Garvin Road, Grace Estates, Mystic Ridge, Foxmoor, Ehrman Farms, Oakview Estates, Unionville Road, Springfield Manor, Cranberry Business Park, Winchester Lakes, Winchester Farms, Old Route 19, Settlers Village, Glen Eden Road, Glen Eden Phase 1, Settlers Grove & Antler Ridge.

• July 24-28: Acer Court , Greenspire Court, Windsor Court, Cedarbrook , Glenbrook, Glen Eden Townhouses, Manor Creek, Freshcorn Road, Glen Eden Road west of Powell Road, Briar Creek, Cranberry Heights, Kingsbrook, Madison Heights, Glen Rape Road & Wakefield Estates.

• July 31-August 4: Freedom Road from Commonwealth Drive to Thorn Hill Road (RIDC) & WESCO, Rolling Road Regency Apartments, Iron Mountain, Freedom Road, Freedom Square, Freedom Road Car Wash, Haine Fire Station, Freedom Road from Georgetown Square to Parkwood Drive, Parkside Place, Carriage Drive, Kira Circle, Haine School Road, Haine School, Pine Ridge, Rochester Village, Bellevue Park, Graham Park, Valleybrook, Deer Run, Sun Valley, Cranbrook & Kirkwood Drive.

• August 7-11: Woodlands Townhouses, Swift Homes, Woodlands Houses, Clearbrook, Cranberry Estates, Ashford Manor, Cranberry Pointe, Cranberry West, Kimberwicke, Harvest Drive, Holiday Drive, Powell Road from Rochester Road to Blue Ridge Drive, Creekwood Commons, Creekwood & Freedom Woods.

• August 14-18: Forest Park, The Crossings, Mystic Pine Trail, Blue Ridge Estates, Berkley Manor, Hampshire Woods, Autumn Hill, Orchard Park & The Glen at Woodside.

• August 21-25: Powell Road between Rochester Road and Glen Eden Road, Park Place, Chatham Commons, Highland Village, Havenwood, Hunters Creek, Stonefield & Farmview, Greenfield Estates, Avery’s Field, Woodbine Estates, The Links of Cranberry, Eden Square Apartments, St. Killian’s Parish School, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School, The Haven at Cranberry Woods & The Village at Cranberry Woods.

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