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Water and Sewer Division

Posted on: December 3, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Important Update from the Water & Sewer Division - Unidirectional Flushing to Continue on 12/6

Hydrant Flushing Photo

December 3, 2021, 5:30PM Update: Contractor, Hydra Tech, will continue unidirectional flushing in Zone 12 on Monday, December 6th. Please follow the link below for a map of the flushing areas. Since the fall of 2019, unidirectional flushing has been completed in Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 with only Zone 12 remaining to complete the entire town. 

Flushing will begin around 8:00AM on Monday, December 6th and be finished around 4:00PM. It is difficult to estimate how the work will progress each day so the list below may be optimistic but is provided to better inform everyone in the area that may be flushed. Daily updates will be provided.

Tentative flushing schedule for Monday, December 6th from 8:00AM to 4:00PM:

  1. Adams Road
  2. Jane Street
  3. Hemingway Street
  4. Faulkner Road
  5. Hawthorne Road
  6. Baldwin Circle
  7. Thoreau Circle
  8. Sinclair Road
  9. Emerson Circle
  10. Beths Road
  11. Sheryl Drive
  12. Topsfield Circle
  13. Roman Drive
  14. Hyliar Drive
For additional information about this program and other DPW projects please visit https://www.shrewsburyma.gov/1005/DPW---In-The-Works.   

Due to the flushing, residents in the identified area as well as those in the vicinity of the project may experience brief periods of reduced pressure or discolored water. If you experience discolored water once the flushing is complete, please run the cold water in downstairs bathtub until it clears. 

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please contact the Water and Sewer Division at 508-841-8502 or dpwsupport@shrewsburyma.gov.

Unidirectional Flushing Program Zone Map
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