Plainview Water District Announces Hydrant Flushing

The Plainview Water District announced its 2013 hydrant flushing program as part of it’s ongoing effort to improve water quality for customers.

The program will flush all the district’s fire hydrants during a one-week period beginning Sunday. 

In a statement from Commissioners Joel Kessler, Andrew Bader and Edward Shulroff, the hydrant flush serves two main purposes: one to remove any sediment from water mains and second to allow the Plainview Water District (PWD) to physically study the operations of each hydrant to ensure they are in prime working order.

The program will be performed at no additional cost to the district due to the shifting of employees’ work hours from day to night for the time period the flushing will take place. Slight variations in water pressure and/or color may occur during this period, and although the water is completely safe to drink it may stain laundry. 

Residents are advised to check watercolor before they participate in a project that requires clear water during the weeklong flushing period. 

The program will begin on Sunday, April 14, and end on Friday, April 19.  The flushing will be performed from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m each day to minimize the impact of disturbance to residents. 

The Plainview Water District Hydrant Flushing Program will affect each area within the district as follows:

• 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14 - 5:00 a.m. Monday, April 15: All consumers in the PWD area within the boundary from the District’s northern boundary, east of South Oyster Bay Road and west of the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway to the Districts southern boundary.
• 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 15 – 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16:  All consumers in the PWD area within the boundary north of and including Old Country Road, east of the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, west of and including Manetto Hill Road and to the District’s northern boundary.
• 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 – 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17: All consumers in the PWD area within the boundary north of and including Old Country Road, east of Manetto Hill Road, District’s eastern border and to the District’s northern border.
• 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 – 5:00 a.m. Thursday, April 18: All consumers in the PWD area within the boundary south of Old Country Road, east of the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, west of and including Round Swamp Road and north of and including Colonial Road/Michael Drive and east/north of and including Old Bethpage Road.
• 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 – 5:00 a.m. Friday, April 19:  All consumers in the PWD area within the boundary  east of Round Swamp Road, south of and including Colonial Road and south of and including Old Bethpage Road to the District’s boundaries on the west, south and east.

If necessary intermediate hydrant flushing may be performed throughout the entire district between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from April 22- 26.

For more information and assistance, please contact the Plainview Water District at 516-931-6469 or visit our website at www.plainviewwater.org.