KEENE, NH – The Keene Public Works Department is gearing up for the first week of the annual Spring Water System Flushing, beginning this coming Sunday April 23rd.

The program is designed to clean mineral deposits from the water mains, and to exercise city water valves and hydrants to keep them operational for firefighting, water main breaks, and other emergencies.

Work will be done overnight from 10 pm to 6 am in an effort to minimize any inconvenience in the form of traffic delays or discolored water.

For those who do experience discolored water, the Public Works Department advises you to close all but one tap and let the cold water run for 10 minutes. If the water hasn’t cleared up after that, DPW says to wait half an hour and try it again. If it still hasn’t cleared up then, contact the department at 603-352-6550.

If you experience laundry staining the department says not to dry the laundry and contact the department for a special stain remover.

The following streets will be affected during the first week of flushing, however the department notes that schedule may vary depending on weather, staffing, and mechanical issues:

93rd St.

Adams Ct.

Adams St.

Avalon Pl.

Baker St.

Beaver St.

Beech St.

Bellevue St.

Belmont Ave.

Brook St.

Brown St.

Burdett St.

Carpenter St.

Chapman Rd.

Chase Pl.

Church St.

Colby St.

Cottage St.

Cypress St.

Damon Ct.

Dartmouth St.

Douglass St.

Dover St.

Dunbar St.

Eagle Ct.

Eastern Ave.

Edwards St.
Foster St.

Fowler St.

Gates St.

George St.

Giffin St.

Grant St.

Greenlawn St.

Grove St.

Gurnsey St.

Hardy Ct.

Harrison St.

Highland Ave.

Hillcrest St.

Hillside Ave.

Jennison St.

Kelleher St.

Kingsbury St.

Knight St.

Laurel St.

Lorraine St.

Main St.

Marlboro St.

Martin St.

Monadnock St.

Myrtle St.

No Lincoln St.

Norway Ave.
Old Concord Rd.

Optical Ave.

Page St.

Prescott St.

Probate St.

Railroad St.

Roxbury Plaza.

Roxbury St.

Rule St.

So Lincoln St.

South St.

Spring St.

Sullivan St.

Taylor St.

Tiffin St.

Towns St.

Valley St.

Washington St.

Washington St. Ext.

Water St.

Wilber St.

Wilford St.

Willow Ct.

Woodland Ave.

Woodside Ave.