Hydrant valves shall be so arranged that the barrel
drain valve will be open when the main hydrant valve is closed and
the barrel drain will be closed when the hydrant valve is open. The
hydrants shall be so constructed that the hydrant valve shall be shut
reasonably tight when the upper portion of the hydrant barrel is broken
off.
Hydrants shall have two two-and-one-half-inch hose
nozzles and one four-and-one-half-inch pumper connection. Hose and
pumper threads shall be in conformity with ANSI Specification B-26
for Natural (American) Standard Fire-Hose coupling screw thread.
Above the ground-line mark, the hydrant exterior shall
be painted with one coat of zinc chromate primer, two coats of primer
and one finish coat of enamel, colors of which shall be designated
by the Town Board.
The interior of the hydrant shall be painted according
to manufacturer's usual standards. At least one primer coat shall
be applied.
All hydrant branch lines from the water main to hydrant shall be six-inch ductile-iron pipe with a six-inch gate valve and valve box in conformance with § 285-20 of this chapter.
Each hydrant shall have concrete reaction block from
the base of the hydrant to the undisturbed ground at the end of the
trench. The bearing area of the concrete block against the ground
shall be sufficient to withstand the water pressure thrust against
the hydrant base.
The area around the base of the hydrant shall be backfilled
with No. 2 washed or crushed stone to allow the hydrant to drain.
This backfill shall have a minimum radius of two feet and a minimum
depth of three feet.
Each hydrant shall be so placed that it is located
between the traveled portion of the highway, including the shoulder
or curb if there is a curb and the highway side of any existing or
future sidewall that is between the edge of the shoulder or curb and
the sidewalk area. All exposed portions of the hydrant shall be at
least one foot in back of the curb.
Each hydrant shall be set so as to be readily accessible
to the Fire Department and shall not be set in cutouts, ground depressions,
or on high embankments above the road.
Each hydrant shall be so installed that the height,
as measured from the crown of the finished road or street surface
to the center line of the lowest outlet connection on such hydrant,
shall not be less than 18 inches. All hydrants shall be installed
so that the minimum distance from the center line of the lowest outlet
connection to finished ground shall be at least 18 inches. All hydrants
installed on other than public roads shall also be installed to meet
the above requirements.
All hydrants shall be so placed that the distance
between hydrants on any street, measured along the center line of
the street will not be more than 600 feet.
All hydrants are under the control of the Town of
Seneca Falls Water Department. No person except an employee of the
Town of Seneca Falls or a fire fighter in the act of fighting a fire
shall open, disturb or use any hydrant or take water therefrom, under
any circumstances, without the written consent of the Superintendent.
Any person, including fire fighters, shall report
the use of any hydrant to the Clerk or Superintendent on the next
regular work day so that the hydrant can be checked by the Water Department.
No person except Water Department personnel shall
paint any hydrant. No person shall in any way deface any hydrant or
in any way obstruct any hydrant from use either by planting trees
or shrubs between the hydrant and the street or in any other way place
any obstruction between the hydrant and the street.
No person shall erect or plant any obstruction within
3 1/2 feet of any hydrant or cause any obstruction that will
in any way hinder a fire company from hooking onto it or operating
any hydrant. No obstruction shall be placed so as to obstruct the
view of any hydrant for a distance of at least 200 feet up and down
the street.