Woonsocket Radio News Room

To our customers: Due to an emergency yesterday we will be flushing tonight Wednesday September 21 until tomorrow Thursday September 22,2022

 

The Woonsocket Water Division will be flushing the hydrants in the following area:  Blackstone Street from Harris Ave to River Street. Main Street from High Street to Bernon Street.  Harris Ave  from Winter Street  to Arnold  Street. Also,  Arnold Street  from Railroad Street to Main Street, including all side streets in these areas. The flushing will start at 9pm Wednesday September 21, 2022   and continue until 5am, Thursday, September 22, 2022 .

 

 

Customers may experience discolored water and lower than normal pressure. If you experience discolored water, please run your COLD water for a short time to clear the lines. Store clean water in containers for usage during these hours.

 

 

Our Unidirectional Flushing Program is a method of cleaning the water main lines through a network of flushing sequences with the water being discharged from a fire hydrant. A UDF program involves closing valves in a specific sequence to create water movement in one direction while opening specific fire hydrants at the end of that sequence. The UDF technique allows higher water flow velocities by isolating certain sections of water mains. The higher velocity allows for better scouring of the pipes and will use 40% less water in the flushing process than conventional flushing methods. Flushing pipes at higher velocities will dislodge and remove mineral deposits and sediment that accumulate in the water mains.

 

 

President Trump hosted Republican lawmakers at the White House in an apparent show of solidarity during the government shutdown. During a Rose Garden luncheon for GOP Senators, Trump said "radical" Democrats are holding the government hostage. Democratic lawmakers remain dug in on efforts to extend healthcare subsidies, while Republicans are demanding the government reopen before any negotiations take place.        Vice President JD Vance says things are going well with the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but there's more work to do. Speaking from Israel, Vance said things are going better than he thought. The vice president will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow.        The state of Arizona is filing a lawsuit attempting to force House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva [[ gree-HALL-vuh ]]. The Arizona Democrat won a special election to fill her late father's seat almost a month ago. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said the case is about whether someone duly elected may be denied rightful office, and accuses Johnson of delaying an order to prevent a vote regarding the Epstein files.        An atmospheric river is beginning in the Pacific Northwest with the potential to impact the region with heavy rain and snow. An active pattern will kick into high gear this week allowing for up to a foot of rain in coastal areas as well as several feet of snow at higher elevations. A level one out of four flash flood threat has been issued by NOAA's Weather Prediction Center for the Northern California coast, coastal Oregon and parts of western Washington for Friday and Saturday which are expected to be the heaviest days of rainfall.        French officials say the jewelry stolen from the Louvre Museum over the weekend is valued at more than 100-million dollars. Thieves broke into the museum Sunday morning, shortly before it opened to the public. They're thought to have gained entry through an upstairs window using some type of mechanical lift.        The Mega Millions jackpot is in record territory. Tuesday night's drawing is worth an estimated 650-million dollars with a cash option of just over 304-million. No one has won the jackpot prize in three-and-a-half months.       

Old News Archives