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WATER ALERT

In light of current events, the CPWA will not have its April board meeting.  We'll reschedule the meeting as soon as current events allow.  These are challenging times, please stay safe and take care of yourselves and your families. 

At this time, in an effort to increase safety for our staff and our community, the CPWA office will  not be accepting any water bill payments in the office. 

To make a payment, customers may use our drop box outside the office to leave their payment or pay with a credit card on our website at www.cpwa.org.   

Water Authority operations will continue and customers may call for any emergencies or to pay a bill with a credit card over the phone.   

Additional changes or updates may follow.

The CPWA will begin its annual hydrant flushing activities on Monday, March 30th.  The hydrant flushing schedule can be found here.  Flushing will be conducted Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm.

Customers are asked to exercise caution when doing laundry.  Regardless of whether you are in the immediate flushing area, you may still experience discoloration of your water, especially during the hours when flushing is occurring.  After hours, customers should check the water coming into the home prior to starting any laundry.

The discoloration that may be seen during flushing activities is from iron and manganese that occurs naturally in the source water and precipitates out of solution when chlorine is added to the water for disinfection and settles in the bottom of water mains.  Despite the discoloration, the water is safe for consumption.  There is no need to boil or avoid using water during these activities.

Any questions regarding the hydrant flushing activities can be directed to our office at 518-383-1122.

 



Cloudy water is caused by air bubbles in the water. It is neither a reason for alarm, nor a health risk. It usually happens during the coldest part of winter, when water temperatures are at their lowest. Customers in the northern end of the CPWA system, generally in the Exit 10 to Exit 12 areas, will see this phenomenon more than customers in the rest of the water system. The reason is that during the winter months, the water that the CPWA purchases from the Saratoga County Water Authority remains predominantly in that part of the system and cloudy water is normally only seen in water originating in a surface water source, such as a lake or river. The SCWA takes its water from the upper Hudson River, while the CPWA's own sources are all groundwater wells. Air is more soluble in water that is colder or as pressure increases. In the winter, as the source water for the SCWA nears freezing temperatures, air dissolves into the water easily and with the addition of pressure in the water mains, the air remains in solution until it reaches the customer's tap. As the water is allowed to warm slightly in the piping of the customer's home, or after it is placed in a glass and pressure is relieved, the air will begin to come out of solution in the form of bubbles, much like a carbonated soft drink. As stated earlier, this condition is not harmful and it is not necessary to allow the air to dissipate prior to drinking. It's just air. Once the cold days of February get past us, customers should see the cloudy water disappear for the remainder of the year.

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