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MEMORANDUM :
TO: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager
FROM: Thomas C. Hall, Water System Manager
DATE: January 18 , 1991
SUBJECT: Fire Hydrant Maintenance
In response to comments stated by a resident at the Village
Council meeting of January 10, 1991 , relative to fire hydrants out of
service, I would like to offer some information and factual data.
Within the past year the Village Water Department has reached
its complement of personnel for the distribution system. It is
during this time we have accelerated our fire hydrant maintenance
program attempting to correct deficiencies which have existed in some
cases for twenty years. Because of our system work load,: we are
still somewhat reactive, but gaining ground quite readily. Our
program consists of inventory, (we now have nearly 400 hydrants)
painting and correcting any deficiencies found and annual flushing is
scheduled in conformance with A.W.W.A. Standard and Palm Beach County
Environmental Control Rule II. To enhance our program, computer
software has been recently ordered.
With regard to totally inoperable hydrants,. to the best of our
knowledge we do not have any hydrants from which water cannot be
extracted. We have many hydrants requiring various maintenance items
from poor access to steamer connections being too low, but all of
them operate to some degree.
On Friday morning, January 11, 1991 , Greg Spencer and I placed a
call to Mr. Neal Baluha, Water Supply Officer for Palm Beach County
Rescue, to request a copy of the referenced twenty-seven hydrant
list. Mr. Baluha indicated he was unaware of any such list. The
latest list in his possession was that of a couple of weeks ago in
which he notified my office of six hydrants which needed attention,
all of which have been repaired.
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January 18, 1991
Fire Hydrant Maintenance
At this point I probably should clarify the notification process
between Fire Rescue and the Village. When Station 11 finds something
they dislike about any particular hydrant they send a list to their
Water Supply Officer who in turn either sends me copy or speaks to me
directly by phone. We then correct any deficiencies to the
satisfaction of the Water Supply Officer and he then inspects our
finished work.
I went to Station 11 at 11:45 am the same Friday and requested a
list of hydrants requiring maintenance and I was provided a list with
twenty-two hydrants . This list was dated November 30, 1990 . As of
today' s date the Fire Rescue Water Officer still has not received
this list. A copy of this list is attached for your information.
I personally accompanied distribution personnel on Friday,
January 11th, in the afternoon to check the status of hydrants around
Tequesta Shoppes. Our investigation revealed the Fire Rescue list
was correct. and only one hydrant could not be operated. This
particular hydrant was on our list, parts were previously ordered and
this hydrant was repaired on January 16, 1991.
As of this date all hydrants on the attached list have been
repaired or attended to at the satisfaction of the Fire Rescue.
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