Okay, you saw our giant fire hydrant and now you’re worried, but don’t panic if you see some mysterious hydrant flushing going on this weekend. (Unless they’re flushing orange.) It’s not the water stealers, it’s the Carroll County Bureau of Utilities.
They’ll be doing some routine flushing of fire hydrants in Eldersburg, including subdivisions from Pine Knob Road to Liberty Road and from Sykesville Road to Mineral Hill Road from Monday through Friday, starting Tuesday, April 6th through Friday, April 30th between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each weekday.
You might experience a small loss of pressure and cloudy water lasting up to an hour when the hydrant is flushed in the immediate area. If that happens, they recommend you open the faucets in your home and let the water run until it runs clear. And you probably shouldn’t use high water volume appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, etc., during the periods of low pressure and cloudy water.
Now if your water is spraying orange into the street or a mysterious truck shows up and starts siphoning the hydrant, that’s another matter altogether.
