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Borough of Fair Lawn
Sunday April 17th, 2022 :: 04:00 p.m. EDT

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Hydrant Flushing Program Beginning April 17, 2022

As part of ongoing efforts to improve service to our residents and to insure the delivery of the highest quality water and is required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection..  The Borough will begin its annual Hydrant Flushing Program on April 17, 2022.
 
What is Hydrant Flushing and Why is the Borough Doing it?

  • Hydrant Flushing is the quick release of water from fire hydrants and is vital to the general maintenance of the water distribution system.
  • Removes accumulated sediment from water mains in order to ensure high-quality drinking water.
  • Flushing hydrants is an important preventative maintenance activity that verifies proper operation of hydrants if the need for firefighting arises.
 
To minimize your inconvenience, this work will be done only between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. The flushing program will last for a period of approximately (8) eight weeks.  Your water service will not be interrupted. During this work, you may experience some discoloration of their water. This is expected and a normal occurrence when existing water mains are disturbed. If you experience this, caution should be used in washing white clothes; however, the discoloration poses no health hazard and the water is safe for consumption.  Please allow the water to run from your tap for a minute or two until it clears.
 
If you have any questions regarding this program, call 794-5305 during normal working hours or 794-5374 at all other times.
 
The Borough apologizes for any inconvenience during this time and thank you for your cooperation.
 

Instructions:

Hydrant Flushing

Address/Location
Borough of Fair Lawn
8-01 Fair Lawn Ave
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-796-1700

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Unlikely (p ~ 0)
Category:
Utility, telecommunication, other non-transport infrastructure
Event:
Water Control Facilities

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