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Clear Lake reviews hydrant-testing rules after pilot with local water providers
Summary
City staff presented pilot findings and proposed edits to the fire-hydrant inspection, testing and maintenance ordinance, recommending allowing D2-certified water-purveyor staff to perform most flow tests under city review and offering calibrated hydraulic models as an alternative to full-field testing.
City staff and consultants on Nov. 20 updated the Clear Lake City Council on a year-old ordinance that requires inspection, flow testing and maintenance of fire hydrants and requires reported data be submitted to the city and the local fire district.
Mr. Roscoe, who led the technical briefing, said the ordinance follows National Fire Protection Association Standard 291 and calls for annual maintenance, flow testing every five years, color-coding hydrants by expected fire-flow capacity and submission of results to city records. He explained that accurate flow testing requires driving residual pressure toward the NFPA benchmark of 20 pounds per square inch and recommended field tests…
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