The Mount Prospect Public Works Department will be flushing village-owned fire h.

Byline: Daily Herald report

The Mount Prospect Public Works Department will be flushing village-owned fire hydrants throughout the water system beginning this week and continuing to Friday, April 19, weather dependent.

The annual program is necessary to ensure that every fire hydrant operates properly and to clear the system of unwanted debris and sediment to assure good water quality. Public works crews will be placing notice signs throughout the neighborhoods before the program commences.

After fire hydrants in the neighborhoods have been flushed, check your tap water before using it for cooking, drinking or laundry, as some rust or other stain-producing particles may remain. These particles remain only briefly in the water, giving water a slightly rusty tinge, but is completely safe to drink.

The rusty tinge should disappear within a few moments if you leave the tap running. If your laundry becomes stained when washed immediately after flushing, do not add bleach as the bleach may set the stain permanently into the fabric.

For more information, call (847) 870-5640.