Westbrook is set to experience a planned water outage on Thursday, August 25th between 9 pm and 3 am, affecting approximately 500 homes and businesses.
Utilities Kingston says the outage is required to install a district water meter on a Woodbine Road water main that supplies the Westbrook area.
This installation is being tested to help identify water leaks in the system which could lead to improving operating efficiency and water conservation. The work that’s needed to complete this installation can be performed overnight, when customers will be less impacted by the water shutoff.
Kingston Utilities has provided the following tips to help with a water outage:
- When water is restored, you could experience discoloured tap water or air in the pipes. The water is still safe. In the case of discoloured water, you should run a cold water tap until it clears. This may take 5-25 minutes.
- Pails of water can be used to flush toilets when you pour the water into the tank. Consider ‘cottage rules’ for flushing.
- The City of Kingston emergency management plan suggests that each household has four litres of water, per person, per day at the ready for drinking and bathing.
You can find a detailed map of the affected area at this Utilities Kingston webpage.
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