Some of you may have noticed "dirty" water in your system currently.  The District attempts to keep the "dirty" water out of our lines by instituting a spring or early summer flushing of the water mains.  Flushing is done to clean out the water pipelines by removing rust or sediment that may be present in the pipes.

Rust, mostly iron and manganese, builds up all year and is deposited on the inside of the water mains.  These minerals, which are harmless and very difficult to clean from the water source, are in the water due to the fact that Stonegate Village Metropolitan District's water resources come from deep-water aquifers.  The flushing of the pipes can loosen these minerals and cause them to end up in your water supply. 

Our annual flushing program takes care of this problem in a few minutes, but can also create some problems for you, our customer. If you are running water when we are flushing, you could get some dirty water.  If this does happen, you should not run your hot water or do any laundry.  Turn on and run your cold water until the dirty water clears out of your pipes, then flush your hot water tank by opening the valve at the bottom of the tank.  If you are doing laundry, do not dry these clothes or rewash them.  Please contact the water department at (303) 858-9909 to discuss methods for getting the dirty water out of your clothes.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  Flushing is done to prevent problems and ensure that you have fresh drinking water at all times. 

Flushing was completed this year on May 2, 2007.  If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to call.