FITCHVILLE — Water customers in the Fitchville area face a planned overnight interruption from 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, until 6 a.m. Thursday, October 29, according to a WFSB report attributing the notice to Norwich Public Utilities.
The work involves moving a major water transmission line from a bridge as part of a Connecticut Department of Transportation culvert project at Bentley Brook, WFSB reports. The utility plans overnight work to reduce the disruption.
WFSB says NPU planned to deliver bottled water and gallon jugs to affected customers Wednesday afternoon and advised filling bathtubs or large containers before service stops. Eastern CT News has not verified individual deliveries.
After service returns, the utility advises customers with cloudy water to run cold taps for five to 10 minutes, according to WFSB. A similar, shorter interruption may be needed in the coming weeks; no date was provided.
The reviewed report does not list affected streets or a precise customer boundary. Customers should confirm whether their service is included with NPU at 860-887-2555, the number published on its official water-services page. This report does not establish that service has already stopped or that restoration will occur earlier than planned.
This AI-written report draws on WFSB’s full October 28 report and NPU’s official water-services page. Eastern CT News did not interview utility officials or locate an October 28 outage notice on the reviewed utility news index. NPU’s general water page provides background and contact information, not independent confirmation of tonight’s schedule.
File photo: the water-filter area pictured on NPU’s official water-services page. It does not depict Bentley Brook construction or tonight’s planned work.