Flushing Schedule - SOuth End

NEWS
RELEASE

DATE:                         October
7, 2013

FOR RELEASE:         Immediately

CONTACTS:               Phillip
Driscoll           683-3081

                                    William J.
McGlinn   683-2090

NOTICE
TO PORTSMOUTH
WATER AND FIRE
DISTRICT CUSTOMERS

The Portsmouth Water and Fire District will
be flushing water mains from 8:00 p.m.
to 6:00 a.m. per the
following schedule:

Oct 15    East Main Road and Middle Road from
Crossings Court to Hedly Street.  Hedly Street and
all side streets, including Industrial Park. 
Corys Lane
and all side streets.  Kings Grant and
all side streets. West Main Road
from Hedly Street
to Union Street,
including Father Flanagan’s and John
Street.

Oct 16    Middle Road and all side streets to the west,
Mill Lane and all side streets, West Passage Drive to Locust Avenue, Stonegate
Drive, Greylock Drive, and Greystone Terrace area.

Oct 17    East Main Road to Middle Road, from Town
Hall to Union Street.

Oct 21    East Main Road from Sherwood Terrace
Vanderbilt Lane, east to the Sakonnet River, Union Street, Jepson Lane, and all
side streets.

Oct 22    East Main Road from Lawrence Farms to
Sherwood Terrace.  Vanderbilt Lane to Sandy Point Avenue and all side streets. 

Oct 23    East Main Road from Union Street to Mitchell
Lane and side streets, Oakland Farms, Bramans Lane east to Meadow Lark Lane. Sandy Point Avenue
and Sandy Point
Farms.

Oct 24    Wapping Road to Old Mill Lane.  Bramans
Lane and side streets.  Old Mill
Lane, Indian
Avenue and side streets.

Discoloration of the water is expected
during and after the flushing.  Flushing in one area may create discolored water in other
areas. Customers are advised to avoid washing clothes and those with hot water
tanks are advised to avoid drawing hot water during the flushing hours and
until any discoloration has cleared.  It
is expected that the water will clear by midday
after the flushing.  Customers may also
experience low water pressure during the flushing.  This schedule is subject to weather conditions
or other unforeseen circumstances.

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