OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The City of Oak Ridge Public Works Department announced they will be conducting routine water system flushing throughout the city for the next month.
The flushing will happen Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. until Sept. 13.
The city released the first week's schedule of the areas that will be flushed below:
- Monday, Aug. 12: Midway Lane area, Woodland area, Scarboro Community
- Tuesday, Aug. 13: Burnham Woods area, Utica Circle, Oak Ridge Mall/ Downtown area, Inn Lane, Hendrix Creek
- Wednesday, Aug. 14: Honeysuckle Lane, Hugh Lane, Edinboro Lane, Esquire Court, English Court, Flint Road, Franklin Road, Laboratory Road, Administration Road, Davison Lane, Dartmouth Circle, Carnegie Drive, Jefferson Middle School, Callahan Towers, Culver Road, Clarke Lane, Colgate Road, Concord Road, Cumberland View Drive, Claremont Road, Chestnut Hill Road
- Thursday, Aug. 15: British Woods, Briarcliff Avenue and side streets, Columbia Drive, Caldwell Drive, Colby Road, Canterbury Road, Baltimore Drive, Berwick Drive, Baker Lane, Balboa Circle, Balsam Road
- Friday, Aug. 16: Brockton Lane, Amanda Drive, Amanda Place, Asbury Lane, Artesia Drive, Stone Bridge, Baypath Drive area, Outer Drive west of New York Avenue, Osage Road, Westover Drive, Westlook Circle, East Price Road, West Price Lane, Porter Road, Pomona Road, Plymouth Circle, Pleasant Road, Pickwick Lane, Pelham Road, Union Valley Road
The second week has yet to be published. You can check for the areas that are set to be flushed here.
The days on which the areas are flushed may vary depending on the water system conditions, the city said.
For people living in the areas being flushed are advised to consider not washing any laundry during those times since the flushing may cause temporary discoloration of the water during the process.
The flushing program is an annual requirement of all water systems and is used as a means of ensuring that satisfactory water quality is maintained throughout the water system. The city said the program aids in this task by removing iron deposits and other sediments, which naturally collect within all water systems.
