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For any Victoria residents, there’s a chance your water might not look like normal today. Town staff will be conducting hydrant testing, as required by the Virginia Department of Health. As a result, town water could be discolored. 

According to town officials, fire hydrant flushing is necessary to keep service lines clean of sedimentation and ensure all lines and fire hydrants are in proper operating condition. This is going to take place on Thursday, March 27, in the afternoon on Nottoway Boulevard. 

“Residents located in this area may experience low water pressure and/or discolored water during this testing,” town staff said in a statement. “If you are experiencing this issue at that time we advise you to wait until the evening on Thursday when the testing has finished and flush your system by running your water through an outdoor faucet until the water clears up.

Victoria residents should be aware of a few things as a result of the routine flushing. Once the hydrants in the area have been flushed, affected citizens may notice cloudiness in the water. The Town administration advises Victoria residents to allow water to run in an outside faucet first and run water in each faucet for a few minutes and any irregular cloudiness should disappear. Residents should also know they may experience water pressure loss during the fire hydrant flushing. 

Officials say there is no preparation needed for the fire hydrant flushing. They did, however, advise that the more water that flows, the faster the lines will be cleared.