Rowley Water Department Customers Should Expect Water Discoloration Due to Brush Fire in Georgetown

ROWLEY – The Rowley Water Department reports that customers should expect discolored water due to impacts on the system resulting from efforts to fight an ongoing brush fire in Georgetown. 

Firefighters are drawing water from fire hydrants in Rowley to support their efforts to extinguish the brush fire that has been burning since Thursday. As a result, the high pressure running through the water system has resulted in the displacement of naturally-occurring sediment in underground pipes which causes water discoloration. 

The water is safe to consume, but residents should be mindful of the possible discoloration when doing laundry. 

Rowley Water is working to flush parts of the system in order to mitigate the discoloration, but residents should expect some discoloration to continue while firefighting efforts are ongoing. 

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