News Release


Fire Hydrant Flushing Schedule


The City of Marietta Fire Department will start hydrant flushing for the following areas starting the week of May 7th, 2012. Flushing will commence when time permits and will follow this schedule below during the remainder of this month until this area is completed. The area is outlined as follows:

  • Cityview Avenue & Strecker Hill (Upper Matthews Street)
  • Eldridge Street, Sunset Drive & Cullen Street.
  • Muskingum Drive, Pennsylvania Avenue. (North of Linwood Avenue)
  • Hamilton Street, Julian Avenue, Rathbone Road, Caro Lane & Rathbone Terrace.
  • Riverside Lane, Waldo Street, Lee Avenue & Davis Avenue.
  • Cisler Drive, Oak Street, Emerson Street, Jackson Street & Ray Street.
  • Gibbons Street & Gibbons Place.
  • Hillcrest Drive, Shellmar Drive & Ridgewood Apartments.
  • Glendale Road from Hadley Lane to Colegate Drive & Crestlyn Court.
  • Brentwood Street, Merryhill Street, Marigold Lane & Hickory Lane.
  • Colegate Drive from Muskingum Drive to Glendale Road.
  • Crestwood Circle, Wildwood Drive, Meadow Lane, Janet Road, Woodcrest Drive & Academy Drive.
  • Millcreek Road, Colegate Woods Drive, Stone Creek Drive, Dale Street & Gregg Street.
  • Glendale Road, from Colegate Drive, to and including Pine Meadows Subdivision.
  • Timberline Drive and Country Meadow Drive.

    • Flushing of the city's fire hydrants is necessary to purge our water mains of accumulated mineral deposits that have built up over a period of time. It also provides valuable information such as flow rates to fight fires and maintenance problems that we might not be aware of.

    It will take a considerable amount of time to flush all the hydrants in our system. After the above section outlined is completed, we will move on to the next part of the system and notify our customers in advanced in this same manner. The public is advised to be attentive while driving in the area being flushed for water on the roadway.

    Customers are advised to watch for discolored water while using water for food preparation, laundry, or other water sensitive processes.

    After flushing is completed, customers who are experiencing brown/discolored water are asked to flush their cold water lines to flush the service line from the main to their point of use in home or business. If problems persist, call the Water Treatment Plant as soon as possible at 374-6864 for further assistance. We appreciate your cooperation in the matter.


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