NOTICE: Watermain flushing and hydrant maintenance
Consecon / Carrying Place
The County’s watermain flushing and hydrant maintenance program will begin on Monday, July 26 in the Consecon/Carrying Place Drinking Water System.
Flushing will take place between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday.
Watermains will be flushed and hydrants will be serviced throughout The County’s Drinking Water Systems in accordance with the Ontario Fire Code (Ontario Regulation 730/81).
The annual watermain flushing and hydrant maintenance program will take place in the following locations within Consecon/Carrying Place:
July 26-30: All addresses in Carrying Place serviced by municipal water north of Loyalist Parkway Address 21650, including Old Portage Road, County Road 3, Hanthorn Street and Taft Road. As well, all addresses serviced by municipal water south of Loyalist Parkway Address 21646, including all serviced addresses located within the Village of Consecon.
Detailed information on what to expect when flushing is taking place in your area is available on The County website. To receive updates on where hydrant flushing is taking place, follow The County on Twitter and on Facebook.
While flushing is taking place, customers are asked to avoid excessive water use (Example: running tap water for extended periods, using the washing machine and dish washer simultaneously).
Customers in the immediate areas may experience intermittent pressure fluctuations and some discolouration of tap water while flushing is being completed. This does not affect the safety or quality of your water.
If coloured water has been experienced, customers should run the cold water tap closest to the water meter for a few minutes until tap water runs clear. Customers are advised to wait until the water runs clear at the tap before doing laundry or running the dishwasher. Using discoloured water in your washing machine could result in stained laundry.
Customers are asked not to approach Water Operations staff in the field conducting hydrant flushing and to respect physical/social distancing provisions maintaining a minimum distance of 6.5 feet or 2 metres if passing by.
