North Swanzey Water & Fire Precinct

05/11/2026

The Swanzey Factory Road neighborhood may be impacted by Keene's water flushing this week.

The City of Keene Public Works Department will continue its annual spring water main flushing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM. Work will be performed at night between the hours of 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM to minimize any inconvenience to our customers in the form of discolored water or traffic delays.

This maintenance program is designed to clean mineral deposits from the water mains. It allows us to exercise city water valves and hydrants to keep them operational for firefighting, water main breaks and other emergencies.

The third week of flushing will end at 6:00 AM on Friday, May 15, 2026. The following areas will be affected during the week: It may vary from what is listed below, depending on weather and mechanical issues.

• Ashbrook Road
• Base Hill Road
• Black Brook Road area
• Bowman Drive
• Branch Road
• Chapman Road
• Emerald Street
• Forge Street
• Key Road
• Leverett Street
• Marlboro Road
• Mayflower Drive
• Middletown Road
• Pearl Street area
• Production Avenue
• River Street
• Roxbury Road
• School Street
• Summit Road
• Swanzey Factory Road
• Vine Street
• Woodburn Street
• Wyman Road

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience you may experience and ask for your patience during this process which should run 3-4 weeks. If you experience any discolored water, close all taps in your home except one, run your cold water for 10 minutes and water should run clear. If water does not clear up, close the tap, wait 30 minutes and repeat process again. If you experience any laundry staining, please do not dry the laundry and contact Public Works at (603) 352-6550. We will give you a product designed to remove the stains.

If you have any questions regarding this message, please call our office at (603) 352-6550.

05/04/2026

Keene's flushing lines on Rt. 12 and Rt. 32, Greenwood Ave., etc.

04/19/2026

Keene Flushing starts tonight 4/19

***UPDATE: Spring flushing will be postponed a week and will now begin on Sunday, April 19th at 10 PM

🚨 Keene Water Main Flushing Begins 🚨
The City of Keene Public Works Department will begin its annual spring water main flushing program starting Sunday, April 12 at 10 PM through the early morning of Friday, April 17.

🕙 Work happens overnight from 10 PM – 6 AM to reduce impact.

📍 Areas affected include:
Adams St, Adams Ct, Avalon Pl, Baker St, Beaver St, Beech St, Bellevue St, Belmont Ave, Boston Pl, Brook St, Brown St, Burdett St, Chapman Rd, Chase Pl, Church St, Colby St, Congress St, Cottage St, Cypress St, Damon Ct, Dartmouth St, Douglass St, Dover St, Dunbar St, Eagle Ct, Eastern Ave, Edwards St, Foster St, Gates St, George St, Giffin St, Grant St, Greenlawn St, Grove St, Gurnsey St, Hardy Ct, Harrison St, Highland Ave, Hillcrest Ave, Hillside Ave, Jennison St, Kelleher St, Knight St, Laurel St, Lorraine St, Main St, Marlboro St, Martin St, Monadnock St, Myrtle St, Ninety-Third St, North Lincoln St, Norway Ave, Old Concord Rd, Optical Ave, Page St, Prescott St, Probate St, Railroad St, Roxbury Plaza, Roxbury St, Rule St, South Lincoln St, South St, Sullivan St, Taylor St, Tiffin St, Town St, Washington St, Washington St Ext, Water St, Wilber St, Wilford St, Willow St, Woodland Ave, Woodside Ave

💧 Tips if water is discolored:
Let cold water run for 10 min. Still cloudy? Wait 30 min & try again.

👕 Laundry stains? Don’t dry clothes—call us for a free stain remover:
📞 (603) 352-6550

Thank you for your patience! 🙏

04/15/2026

Keene will be flushing Water Mains overnights Sunday thru Thursdays. This may affect water pressures and water quality in all areas of the Precinct too.

***UPDATE: Spring flushing will be postponed a week and will now begin on Sunday, April 19th at 10 PM

🚨 Keene Water Main Flushing Begins 🚨
The City of Keene Public Works Department will begin its annual spring water main flushing program starting Sunday, April 12 at 10 PM through the early morning of Friday, April 17.

🕙 Work happens overnight from 10 PM – 6 AM to reduce impact.

📍 Areas affected include:
Adams St, Adams Ct, Avalon Pl, Baker St, Beaver St, Beech St, Bellevue St, Belmont Ave, Boston Pl, Brook St, Brown St, Burdett St, Chapman Rd, Chase Pl, Church St, Colby St, Congress St, Cottage St, Cypress St, Damon Ct, Dartmouth St, Douglass St, Dover St, Dunbar St, Eagle Ct, Eastern Ave, Edwards St, Foster St, Gates St, George St, Giffin St, Grant St, Greenlawn St, Grove St, Gurnsey St, Hardy Ct, Harrison St, Highland Ave, Hillcrest Ave, Hillside Ave, Jennison St, Kelleher St, Knight St, Laurel St, Lorraine St, Main St, Marlboro St, Martin St, Monadnock St, Myrtle St, Ninety-Third St, North Lincoln St, Norway Ave, Old Concord Rd, Optical Ave, Page St, Prescott St, Probate St, Railroad St, Roxbury Plaza, Roxbury St, Rule St, South Lincoln St, South St, Sullivan St, Taylor St, Tiffin St, Town St, Washington St, Washington St Ext, Water St, Wilber St, Wilford St, Willow St, Woodland Ave, Woodside Ave

💧 Tips if water is discolored:
Let cold water run for 10 min. Still cloudy? Wait 30 min & try again.

👕 Laundry stains? Don’t dry clothes—call us for a free stain remover:
📞 (603) 352-6550

Thank you for your patience! 🙏

02/09/2026

Notice of Budget Hearing
Tuesday February 17, 2026 at 6:00 pm here at the Precinct. 31 Walnut Place North Swanzey.

01/31/2026

Keene is working on a reported water main break on Leverett Street. There could be some reduction in pressure.

11/06/2025

City is advising possibility of discolored water due to large fire suppression efforts on Elliot Street in Keene.

Firefighters are at the scene of a third alarm fire on Elliot Street in Keene NH

07/12/2025

Keene Boil Order Update

07/12/2025

The Boil Water Order is lifted!

07/11/2025

Ditto North Swanzey Water & Fire Precinct

Keene Water Main break/Boil Order Update

The State has confirmed that there was no bacteria found in the first water tests from the samples submitted yesterday. They require a confirmatory sample which was sent this afternoon, and those test results are expected by about 4:30 P.M. tomorrow at which point a determination will be made about whether to lift the boil-water advisory. Until then, the advisory remains in effect.

We are very grateful for the support of people and organizations in this wonderful community. We also appreciate the incredible hard work and time our Public Works team has invested thus far. We will post an update tomorrow as soon as we have confirmatory test results and status of the boil-water advisory.

07/11/2025

We are pleased to let everyone know that C&S Wholesale Grocers will be providing free 24-packs of bottled water Friday, July 11th - one per household impacted by the boil-water advisory. The water will be available at Public Works at 350 Marlboro Street from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. We thank C&S Wholesale Grocers for this very generous and thoughtful act to help when our community needs it most.

There is little time to get the word out. We'll post this info everywhere we can, and hope that you will share it with your friends and neighbors so as many impacted by this water emergency will be able to take advantage of this resource.