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![A yellow hydrant gushes water across the street. LCA crews open hydrants to perform system flushing.](https://www.lehighcountyauthority.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LCA_hydrantistock-1600x1067.jpg)
Routine LCA System Flushing is Underway
May 28, 2021You may have seen LCA crews in your neighborhood, opening up fire hydrants and blow-offs (special water main valves) and letting water flow out into the streets. This is part of a routine process called “flushing.” System flushing allows water to flow quickly through the pipes. The increased velocity scours and cleans the pipe walls,…