HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-01-21 Public Works Press Release Water System Flushing
Contact: Water Department
Name: Ian Jablonski
Phone: 360-379-5001
Email: ijablonski@cityofpt.us
For Immediate Release – January 21, 2020
HEADLINE
Port Townsend water system flushing
Port Townsend, WA The City of Port Townsend Water Department will be conducting water
system flushing uptown, downtown and in the port area the evening of January 23, 2020.
Water distribution lines need to be flushed periodically to prevent water quality problems.
Flushing traces of minerals and sediment from the pipelines may cause short term but harmless
changes in the appearance to the water. If the water has a brownish color it can usually be
eliminated by running taps for a few minutes. If the water has not cleared up by the morning of
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the January 24 please call 379-5001.