Water district rust complaints and flushing program
Town of Riverhead
Summary
Rusty, discolored water hit hundreds of Wading River and Calverton customers, ruining some residents' laundry. An engineered overnight flushing starts October 18 to clear iron particles from the mains, and the district is investigating what disturbed the system.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
The roughly 35,000 water district customers, who should see permanently clearer water after the flushing program.
Residents whose laundry and household items were stained orange by the discolored water before they were aware of the problem.
Mentions & discussions (1)
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