Thanks to a media statement from the City of Pittsfield, we're happy to pass along the latest schedule for the week of May 9th concerning hydrant flushing.
Pittsfield will begin the maintenance of the city's water system on Monday according to the alert call and posting on the city's FB page. The project is expected to last four weeks. The annual maintenance program opens city hydrants in order to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products according to the announcement.
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The City of Pittsfield’s Department of Public Utilities announced Monday that the annual flushing of the city water system will begin on Monday, April 26th. Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants over the course of four weeks to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products...