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Fire Department Announces 2026 Hydrant Flushing Schedule for District 74

Firehouse 74, located on Beckett Road, will flush hydrants on weekdays starting June 25 and continuing through August 31

Post Date:06/22/2026

The West Chester Fire Department will begin its annual Hydrant Flushing Program for District 74 on June 25, 2026.

Firehouse 74, located on Beckett Road, will flush hydrants on weekdays through Monday, August 31. Saturdays and Sundays will be used as make-up days for hydrants not completed during the previous week due to weather or other high-priority calls.

When hydrants are flushed on your street, your water may appear cloudy, milky, yellow or brownish. This is common during hydrant flushing. Residents should run cold water for 2 to 3 minutes at the lowest area of the home, such as a basement laundry tub.

Cloudy or milky water is usually caused by dissolved air bubbles and is harmless. It should clear within a few minutes. Rusty or yellow water is caused by rust deposits stirred up during flushing and will generally clear within 2 to 3 hours after the hydrant is closed.

Rusty water can stain laundry. Residents should avoid doing laundry on the day their street is scheduled for hydrant flushing. If clothes do become stained, keep them moist and use a rust remover according to the package directions.

Questions or concerns may be directed to the West Chester Fire Department at 513-777-1133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

District 74 Hydrant Flushing Schedule

Please note that make-up days will be on Saturdays and Sundays.

  • June 25: Hamilton-Mason (west Twp. line to Quail Run)
  • June 26: European Jaunt, College, Primary Colors, East Observatory, West Observatory, North Observatory, South Observatory
  • June 29: Londondale, Brighton, Barrister, Somersby, Guildford
  • June 30: Keltner, Clawson, Glenview Farm
  • July 1: Southampton, Torrington, Dorchester, Kendall
  • July 2: Princeton-Glendale (Hamilton-Mason to Tylersville)
  • July 6: Brantford, Wethersfield, Park Ridge, Westsand, Desert Spring, West Hartford
  • July 7: Walnut Creek Drive, Walnut Creek Court, Overland Park, Wheatland Meadow, Ridge Meadow, Kingsfjord, Traverse
  • July 8: Providence Woods, Senour (west of Running Deer), Huntsman, Arborcrest, Farmmeadow, Old Walnut
  • July 9: Tepperwood, Whispering Woods, Oakleaf Lane, Creekside, Kindlewood, Barkwood, Tasselberry, Bannerwood, Silverwood
  • July 10: Running Deer, Fawnview, Old Gate, Doeview, Pine Vista, Surrey Court, Ferdinand, Eleventh Hour, Sun Lin, Bit O’Scotch
  • July 13: Farmgate, Whitehall Circle (East+West), Noel, Hollyhock, Senour (east of Running Deer), Tanglewood
  • July 14: Cinnamon Woods, Zaring, Murtaugh, McCarthy, Amy Beth, Chadwick
  • July 15: Heron, Tarragon, Sagemeadow, Quail Run, Falcon, Sweet Water Branch, Eagle, Mallard, Pelican, Dove, Sandpiper, Hamilton-Mason (Quail Run to LeSourd-WC)
  • July 16: Tylers Reserve Drive, Tylers Meadow Drive, Tylers Estate Drive, Tylers Terrace
  • July 17: Tylers Valley Drive, Tylers Knoll Drive, Tylers Hill Court, Tylersville (west Twp. Line to Princeton-Glendale), Doerfler, Tylers Vista
  • July 20: Tylersville (Princeton-Glendale to LeSourd-WC)
  • July 21: LeSourd-WC (Hamilton-Mason to Tylersville), East Senour, Bridgeford, Timberdale, Legacy Ridge, Grace Court
  • July 22: Princeton-Glendale (Tylersville to Union Centre Boulevard), Beckett Park, Beckett Center Drive
  • July 23: Smith (west of Princeton-Glendale), Wyndtree, Leed’s Point, Brigantine
  • July 24: R.E. Smith, Misty Shore, Sea Mist, Harbor Cove, Windy Harbor, Seabury
  • July 27: Breakers Pointe, East Arbor, Yacht Haven Way, Lighthouse, South Port, Bar Harbor Way, West Arbor Terrace, Rock Port, North Shore, New England, Cape Cod
  • July 28: Smith (east of Princeton-Glendale), Landing’s Boulevard, Destination, Regency, Waterbury, Landmark, Huntington Circle, Beckett Meadows, Autumn Woods, Spring Valley, Breezewood, Arbor Lane, Lowery, Whispering Willows, Windsong, Eastwind, Galewind, Misty, Tranquility, Country Way
  • July 29: Millcreek Drive, Millcreek Circle, Millrock, Buckhorn, Bobtail, Beckett (Tylersville to Smith), Park Place Circle, Hutzelman Farm Dr. (New Kroger), Crossings of Beckett (New Kroger)
  • July 30: Fox Sedge, Red Bluff Lane, Foxglove, Prairie Lake, Waterleaf, Spikerush, Woodreed
  • July 31: Pheasant Hill, Spinning Wheel, Red Mill, Water Park, Winding Creek, Whitehouse, Executive, School House, Putting Green, Golfcrest, Golfview
  • Aug. 3: Beckett Ridge Boulevard (Beckett to Pine Valley), Crossbridge (Beckett Ridge to Bridle), Bridle, Anvil, Saddle, Tollbridge, Timbertree, Shepherd Lane, Pros Drive
  • Aug. 4: Crossbridge (Bridle to Ironwood), Talltree, Pinetree, Tuliptree, Cypresstree, Stirrup
  • Aug. 5: Ashtree, Ashford Glen, Glen Oaks, Willow Run, Hollow Oak, Drawbridge, Moatbridge, Pullbridge, Ironwood
  • Aug. 6: Beckett Ridge Boulevard (Pine Valley to Rollingwood), Pepperwood, Windbrook, Coppernail, Leatherwood, Fieldstone, Pine Valley, Leafback, Mellowtone, Pine Castle
  • Aug. 7: Woodglen, Woodcliff, Woods Edge, Fallen Timbers, Welsford, Waterford, Creek Bend
  • Aug. 10: Pineneedle, Highfield, Creekwood, Evergreen, Partridge, Dogwood, Whitetail, Millstone, Fawn, Greenwillow, Timberjack, Finchnest, Red Pheasant, Haystack, Plowshare, Ravenwood, Seedling, Rollingwood
  • Aug. 11: Beckett Ridge Boulevard (Rollingwood to Eagleridge), Deer Path, Beckett Ridge Country Club (5 hydrants)
  • Aug. 12: Medinah, Hazeltine, Winged Foot, Eagle Nest, St. Andrews, Quaker Ridge, Olympia Fields, Sawgrass, Old Forest, Bent Tree, Bay Tree
  • Aug. 13: Eagleridge (north of Beckett Ridge Boulevard), Black Hawk, Tanager Woods
  • Aug. 14: Meridian Way, Union Centre Drive
  • Aug. 17: Union Centre Boulevard (west of Beckett), Union Centre Pavilion Drive, Premier Way, N. Pavilion Dr., Princeton-Glendale (Union Centre Boulevard to railroad crossing)
  • Aug. 18: Le Saint Drive (off of Union Centre Boulevard), Miami-Erie, Firebird, Union Centre Boulevard (west of Princeton-Glendale), Trade Center Dr.
  • Aug. 19: Eagleridge Drive (south of Beckett Ridge Boulevard), Eaglet, Eaglecreek, Timberchase
  • Aug. 20: Woodbridge, Indian Ridge, Rupp Farm, Owl Nest
  • Aug. 21: Lakota Drive West, Eagleridge Court, Lakota West High School Campus, Peacock, Magnolia, Zinnia, Azalea, West Chester Boulevard, Rooster, Garden Center Way
  • Aug. 24: Union Centre Boulevard (north of West Chester), Chappell Crossing, Barb’s Way
  • Aug. 25: Beckett (Smith to Rialto), West Chester (Rialto to Union Centre Boulevard), Rialto, Union Centre Boulevard
  • Aug. 26: Global Way, Rite Track Way, Jacquemin, Wunnenberg Way, Shepherd Farm Drive
  • Aug. 27: Lakes Edge, Hutzelman Way, Pinnacle Point, Whispering Run, Orchard, Planters, Summit Woods, Village Way, Market Place Drive
  • Aug. 28: Jeanne’s Court, Jeanne’s Creek Lane, Plum Tree, Vegas Court, Vegas Circle, Vegas Way, Furrow, Victory, Threshing
  • Aug. 31: Foxchase, Hunters Trail, Kohls, Standers Knoll, Overglen, Silver Fox
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