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Fire hydrants throughout the Village-owned water distribution system will be
flushed Tuesday, April 15 through Friday, April 18. This annual task is
necessary to ensure that every fire hydrant works properly and to clear the
water distribution system of unwanted debris and sediment to assure that the
quality of the Village’s water is as good as it can be.
After the hydrants in your neighborhood have been flushed, please check your
tap water before using it for cooking, drinking or laundry as some rust or other
stain-producing particles may remain. These stain-producing particles remain
only briefly in the water, giving your water a slightly rusty tinge and though
the rusty-looking water may be upsetting, the water is completely safe to drink.
The rusty tinge should disappear within a few moments if you leave the tap on.
Be careful as these particles may stain your laundry. If your laundry becomes
stained when washed immediately after hydrant flushing, do not add bleach as the
bleach may set the stain permanently into the fabric. Stain-removing compounds
for Village water system customers are available free-of-charge at the Public
Works Facility, 1700 West Central Road.
For information about hydrant flushing in the Illinois American Water
Company, please call 630-739-8800 or watch your mail or bill for further
notifications. For more information about the hydrant flushing in the
Village-owned system, call 847-870-5640.
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