News Flash

Paradise Irrigation District crews will work in each neighborhood the next several weeks to “flush” the water distribution system. PID anticipates completing the system flushing, neighborhood by neighborhood, by the end of spring. Generally, the flushing will move south through neighborhoods, starting from the “top” northern part of the district.  The effects of flushing will generally be noticed only in the immediate area being flushed. 

Flushing removes oxidation from inside steel pipes; during flushing the water is forced through pipe sections under high-pressure creating a “scouring” action inside the pipes. The flushed water is released into the roadway ditch.

While the flushing doesn’t affect the safety of the water arriving in your home or business, the water may appear cloudy due to the increased air introduced into the system during flushing. You can see this by opening the tap and getting a glass of water; watch as the cloudiness disappears as the small air bubbles settle out.

PID crews will work to thoroughly flush the water mains but a small amount of residual material may remain until your home lines have cleared any discolored water. To more fully clear your home’s lines after your neighborhood lines are flushed, open an outside hose bibb or the bathtub tap and run about 80 to 100 gallons of water (one full bathtub) until the water appears clear.

You can view the flushing project’s status and the next neighborhoods planned for flushing at PIDWater.com/flushing. PID office staff are unable to provide estimates of when they’ll be in your neighborhood—keeping an eye on the is the best way to stay informed.

If you’ve installed a filtration system in your home, many in-home systems have a sediment filter that can cause low pressure or no water if flushing causes an issue. Please contact your filter provider for details about how PID system flushing may affect your home system.

PID doesn’t anticipate the flushing process to cause any issues with the backflow devices, but if you notice water coming from the backflow after flushing, please call PID at 877-4971.

PID’s previous alerting system is no longer active. This means customers who may rely on phoned billing notifications will no longer receive them. Instead, sign up online to get a billing reminder. Go to: MyPIDBill.com then navigate to My Account>Quick Pay>Contact Preferences.

To meet current “no spam” requirements, the district is upgrading its alert system to provide text, email and phone alerts for water emergencies including shut-offs and planned outages, alerts for nearby PID work and billing notification.

Customers will need to re-register for alerts when the new system is operational. PID will publicize registration info as soon as it’s available.

The wet winter season means your landscape is getting more water naturally from Mother Nature. Adjust your irrigation system controller to account for that extra water on your plantings!

Also discover more about the district-wide flushing process that’s ongoing for the next several weeks as well as information about the new PID Citizens Advisory Committee.

Download at February "Water News."

Call PID at 530/877-4971 to confirm we have your most current contact info; we want to keep you informed about any alerts or account information.

As of January 30, 2026, PID has 9,533 total customers and 5,976 active service rate accounts. There are 9,911 properties with cleared water.

Night crews are replacing 2,500 feet of Paradise Irrigation District’s “vintage” (from the 1950s) 12-inch steel pipeline along upper Clark Road. 

The work, which is projected for completion in about three months (weather permitting), will bring more reliable service to PID customers with new 12-inch C900 material for the main line.

The work closes Clark Road between 7 pm and 7 am Mondays through Thursdays. Although Clark is closed to through traffic, local residents will be allowed access to their homes—but there may be delays while work is stopped to allow that access. Through traffic is being re-routed to Skyway and Pentz Road.

For more about this comprehensive project, see these details.