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Ridgewood Water will be performing a system wide flushing

Ridgewood Water will be performing a system wide flushing

photo courtesy of Ridgewood Water 

October 27,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water will be performing system flushing which consists of the operation of fire hydrants at flow velocities sufficient to remove naturally occurring minerals that have precipitated out of the water and settled. This may temporarily discolor the water so we will be conducting this activity late at night to minimize the effect on consumers. There are no health concerns associated with the minerals that get stirred up, but residents are urged to avoid doing laundry while crews are working.

Ridgewood Water will notify residents using the Swiftreach calling system in advance of the work in their specific areas. Residents may register to receive these calls by clicking on the SwiftH2O link on the bottom of our website or by going to https://water.ridgewoodnj.net/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=89

To determine which flushing route you are in and when flushing in your area is scheduled for, or to see a video on the hydrant flushing process, go to an interactive map at https://rwh2o.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html…