We will be flushing water mains between Route 2 and Route 2A/119-Great Road (Acton Center).  Discolored water and periods of low, to no, pressure may be experienced on, or in the general vicinity of, any of the streets being flushed.  We will place road signs in the vicinity prior to initiating flushing on any street.

Flushing will occur between the hours of 8 AM and 8 PM Monday - Thursday.  We will not be flushing on Monday, October 12^thdue to the Columbus Day holiday.

At any time during this period, customers may experience discolored water.  It is advisable to draw and store some drinking water prior to flushing occurring.  Any customers experiencing discolored water should not launder light-colored clothing, or run their dishwashers, as the minerals in the water may cause staining.

We understand that customers may have questions regarding the need to flush in relationship to the existing Lawn Irrigation Ban.  We conduct flushing using an engineered Uni-Directional Flushing program to minimize water wasted. Flushing is a necessary maintenance activity to scour sediment from pipe walls to reduce future discolored water events, reduce water age in piping dead ends that causes water quality to degrade and prevent taste and odor issues for customers.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding as we conduct this necessary maintenance to the piping distribution system.

For periodic updates on the flushing schedule, please refer to the Acton Water District web site at www.actonwater.com, or call 978-263-9107 between the hours of 7:30 AM & 4 PM Mon-Fri.