Th he Ben nefits o of Hydra ant Flu ushing

Th
he Ben
nefits of
o Hydra
ant Flu
ushing
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Everybody knows that hydrants
s are essential to prov
vide water for fire pro
otection, but they
a
also serve a critical ro
ole in ensuring custom
mers receiv
ve reliable,, quality water servic
ce at
ttheir home or busines
ss.
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Hydrants se
erve as acc
cess points
s to flush th
he undergrround wate
er system, improving water
q
quality by removing
r
mineral
m
and
d sedimentt deposits tthat accum
mulate overr time. While not
h
harmful to customers
s, the substtances can cause aessthetic wate
er quality iissues whe
en they
a
are not perriodically flushed from
m the syste
em.
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The process is known
n as hydran
nt flushing, and it is a
an essentia
al maintena
ance procedure all
w
water providers mustt perform periodically
p
to ensure the delive
ery of water that mee
ets state
a
and federal drinking water
w
stand
dards.
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During flushing activities, hydra
ants are opened for a limited pe
eriod at stra
ategic poin
nts of
tthe system, moving water
w
throu
ugh the pip
pes at a hig
gh speed to
o discharge
e the minerals
a
and sedime
ents that se
ettle in the
e pipes ove
er time. Flu
ushing also helps to m
maintain flo
ow and
p
pressure in
n the waterr system.
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Even in dro
ought conditions, flushing is a necessary p
part of maintaining th
he water
d
distribution
n system an
nd the qua
ality of the water with
hin it. Golde
en State W
Water Comp
pany
((Golden Sta
ate Water) has modiffied proced
dures, give n the curre
ent drough
ht in Califorrnia, to
m
minimize th
he amount of water released
r
du
uring flushiing activitie
es. Water u
used for flu
ushing
rrepresents less than 1 percent of
o the totall water usa
age in each
h of our wa
ater system
ms.
C
Customers may experience flucttuations in water pre ssure or th
he tempora
ary presenc
ce of
s
sediment in
n their water during flushing
f
periods, but the conditiion is temp
porary and poses
n
no health hazard.
h
Water service
e should no
ot be interrrupted by fflushing acttivities.
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To learn more about local flushing schedules and acttivities, cusstomers arre encourag
ged to
c
contact Golden State Water’s 24
4-hour Cus
stomer Serrvice Cente
er at (800) 999-4033.

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