Hydrant Flushing

We are happy to announce that hydrant flushing will be reduced on once per year.  This reduction from semi-annual flushing is due to the water treatment plant.  We have yet to detect any manganese in the water leaving the plant and water quality in the distribution system has greatly improved.

Flushing will be done each spring.  Typically flushing is done Monday - Thursday and takes approximately 6 weeks.  The flushing schedule is available online at https://www.topsfieldpublicworks.org/apps/flushing/.

Annual hydrant flushing is scheduled to begin on April 1st.  We plan to follow the normal route which is posted online at flushing.topsfieldpublicworks.org

Flushing removes sediment from the water mains, identifies hydrants in need of repair and checks system fire flows. Customers will have rust colored or black water while the water mains are flushed and for a period afterwards. The work will be conducted on weeknights from 9 PM until 1 AM to minimize the disruption. We apologize for the inconvenience.

March 5th Update: Flushing has been postponed until a water main leak on Salem Road can be repaired.  Once repaired, the usual notification postcards will be mailed to customers approximately 2 weeks before flushing begins and the flushing schedule will be adjusted accordingly.

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Water Department

279 Boston Street

Topsfield, MA 01983

978.887.1517

911 -  After Hours Emergency

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7 AM to 2:00 PM

Highway Department

279 Boston Street

Topsfield, MA 01983

978.887.1542

Hours: Monday-Friday 7 AM to 3 PM