Ark City doing hydrant flushing

The City of Arkansas City’s Environmental Services Department began flushing Section 3 and then moved to Section 4, which contains 17 fire hydrants for section 3 and 148 fire hydrants for section 4. Section 3 will be from south of Madison Avenue, between A and First Streets — mainly along the South Summit Street corridor. Section 4 will be along and north of West Fifth Avenue, north to West Kansas Avenue, and east of First Street. Flushing will continue in Sections 3 & 4 through at least June 14. All flushing will be conducted between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday only. Water customers in this area might experience temporary discoloration or low water pressure during this fire hydrant flushing program. Most discoloration can be corrected by flushing a faucet for a few minutes, but if flushing does not correct the problem or if you continue to notice a pressure loss, call (620) 441-4480 (Office) or (620) 441-4492 (After 4 PM On Call Phone.)