COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado Springs Utilities crews are still working to fix a water main break that happened Friday afternoon near N. Academy Boulevard at Maizeland.
If you live in the area and are experiencing discolored water or low water pressure, they have a few tips for you:
- If you are experiencing discolored water due to the water main break, Colorado Springs Utilities has several tips for you.
- You can try “flushing” your water service line. First, run water from the spigot closest to the main (usually an outside hose spigot) for 10-15 minutes.
- If the spigot does not clear up, the water in the main is still discolored.
- Wait another 4-5 hours and try again.
- When this water from the spigot runs clear, run cold water through each faucet or spigot in your home for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the water is running clear again.
- You can try “flushing” your water service line. First, run water from the spigot closest to the main (usually an outside hose spigot) for 10-15 minutes.
- While this may not completely clear up your water because of the severity of the break, it will still help clear the water system of the sediment.
- Though you may be concerned because the water is discolored, it still meets or exceeds Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) guidelines for safety.
- The discoloration you see is not dirt, but rather iron that is in the line and has been stirred up.
- We recommend you holding off on doing laundry right now, if you can, especially light or white-colored loads. The iron that is currently in the pipes can stain your clothes a rust color.
- If you are using your hot water heater, this can also pull some of the iron into the water line.
- We recommend you draining your hot water heater when the water is running clear again.
- Almost all hot water heaters have a drain valve at the bottom of them.
- It is recommended that you do this once a year as part of a preventative maintenance schedule anyway, so now would be a good time to drain it.
- For information on how to drain your hot water heater, please refer to your owner’s manual.
- If you are impacted by this water main break and have specific water quality concerns, you can call our laboratory at 719-668-4560.
The roads remained closed Saturday morning while crews are working to get water restored in the area ASAP. CSPD says the roads are expected to stay closed through Monday.
We will update this article as more information becomes available.
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