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Recommended Procedures for Water Main Breaks and other Water Service Interruptions
 
In the event of a water main break or other water service issue, residents should immediately complete any water using activities and may want to set aside a gallon or two of water to have on hand.  Remember, in the event of a water outage, each toilet will only flush one time.
 
After the initial time estimate, Wyoming Water Works typically will not issue a “Water back in service” notice.  We ask that residents check their service occasionally during the outage and, when water is restored, follow the suggested procedure below: 
                                                                                                                      
After water is restored, Wyoming Water Works will flush the affected water main(s) for water clarity and safety.  Then, we will monitor for chlorine residual and, in some cases, sample for bacteriological contamination.  Wyoming Water works recommends that property owners in the main break shutdown area also flush their internal plumbing fixtures to remove any potential contaminants (i.e. lead) that may have resulted from the main break. This will also clear up any discolored or brown water (due to iron).  We recommend that you flush your service line from an outside faucet first until it clears up.  Then proceed to flush all inside faucets or fixtures.  This entire procedure should take no more than 5-10 minutes, depending on the number of fixtures.  We also recommend refraining from washing laundry within 24 hours of the repair.