Norfolk Water Division to flush water mains

NORFOLK, Neb. -- Norfolk city officials announce that they will be flushing water mains next week. 

The Norfolk Water Division says they will be doing their annual water main flushing program on Apr. 24. 

The city says that the first week flushing, they will do the flushing during the day starting at 8 a.m. and stopping at 4:30 p.m. the same day. 

According the the city of Norfolk, the flushing is estimated to be completed June 2. 

The Norfolk Water Division is asking the public to refrain from parking near fire hydrants in the affected areas. 

The areas that will be flushed during the first week, Apr. 24 through Apr. 28 are:

• Areas from 49th Street east to 37th street, from Omaha Avenue south to Monroe Avenue.
• From 37th Street east to 25th Street, from Omaha Avenue south to Monroe Avenue.
• From 25th Street east to 13th Street, from Monroe Avenue to Sherwood Road.
• From 13th Street east to South Pine, from Washington Avenue to Sherwood Road.

The locations that will be affected include:

• Overhead Door
• Wiz-Pac
• West Hodson Concrete
• Divots
• Deet’s Furniture Store
• Cubby’s
• Love’s Truck Stop
• Alters
• Waste Water Treatment Plant
• Medelman’s Lake
• Midwest Beverage
• Bradford Addition
• Bonita Drive

The city says the reason for the flushing program is to remove the buildup of iron and manganese deposits that have collected in the water mains. 

The Water Division says that the water is bacteria free, but it's not recommended to consume the water if it is extremely discolored. 

Customers that live in the ares that are affected by the flushing program are encouraged not to do any laundry tasks during the flushing. 

They also recommend isolating ice machines to prevent any iron and manganese deposits from plugging the ice machines.