[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township of Howell
by Ord. No. O-85-26, as amended through Ord. No. O-01-10 (§ 10-3
of the 1974 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
All fire hydrants shall be maintained and painted
in accordance with the following schedule.
A.
The tops and two-and-one-half-inch nozzle caps shall
be painted with fluorescent white paint.
B.
The hydrant four-and-one-half-inch steamer connection
nozzle cap shall be painted as per NFPA Standard 291 for the classification
of hydrants per their rated gallons-per-minute capacities.
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Gallons Per Minute
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Color
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1,500 or greater
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Light blue
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1000 to 1499
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Green
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500 to 999
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Orange
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Less than 500
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Red
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Out of service
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Black
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C.
All fire hydrant barrels shall be painted with standard
red paint.
[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-24]
All fire hydrants located on municipal roadways
shall be marked by the letter H in reflective yellow paint or stripping.
The letter H must be at least 36 inches high by 24 inches wide, the
width of the strip forming the letter H must be at least four inches
wide. This marking shall be on the roadway directly aligned with the
hydrant and located not less than one foot nor more than three feet
distance from the center of the roadway. During the months of October
15 through April 15 (winter months), each hydrant shall be equipped
with a steel or fiberglass three-eighths-inch stem shaft (rod) which
must be reflective (red and white or safety orange), at least 48 inches
in height but not to exceed 60 inches in height. Said shaft (rod)
must be equipped with a reflective flag or similar type flag device
located at the top of the shaft (rod); each marker must be mounted
to the fire hydrant by a slip-on ring which slips over the threading
of the two-and-one-half-inch hydrant cap connection or an equivalent
mounting device.
[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-24]
A.
All fire hydrants located on state or county roadways
without a permanent divider or those located on private property as
facility hydrant (yard hydrants) shall be marked by the letter H in
reflective yellow paint or stripping. The letter H must be at least
36 inches high by 24 inches wide, the width of the strip forming the
letter H must be least four inches wide. This marking shall be on
the roadway directly aligned with the hydrant and located not less
than one foot nor more than three feet distance from the center of
the roadway. During the months of October 15 through April 15 (winter
months), each hydrant shall be equipped with a steel or fiberglass
three-eighths-inch stem shaft (rod) which must be reflective (red
and white or safety orange), at least 48 inches in height but not
to exceed 60 inches in height. Said rod must be equipped with a reflective
flag or similar type flag device located at the top of the rod; each
marker must be mounted to the fire hydrant by a slip-on ring which
slips over the threading of the two-and-one-half-inch hydrant cap
connection or an equivalent approved mounting device.
B.
All fire hydrants located on state roadways with a
permanent divider shall be marked by a permanent blue reflective marker.
The marker must be at least four inches by four inches, attached to
the roadway divider approximately six inches from top of the divider
directly aligned with and across from the hydrant. During the months
of October 15 through April 15 (winter months), each hydrant shall
be equipped with a steel or fiberglass three-eighths-inch stem shaft
(rod) which must be reflective (red and white or safety orange), at
least 48 inches in height but not to exceed 60 inches in height. Said
rod must be equipped with a reflective flag or similar-type flag device
located at the top of the rod; each marker must be mounted to the
fire hydrant by a slip-on ring which slips over the threading of the
two-and-one-half-inch hydrant cap connection or an equivalent approved
mounting device.
[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-24]
Each public or private water utility company
shall be responsible for the painting and marking of their own hydrants
in accordance with this chapter. Fire hydrants located on private
property shall be the responsibility of the property owner for compliance.
All fire hydrants which become obstructed due
to snow and ice accumulations shall be cleared or caused to be cleared
of the obstruction by the public or private water utility within 12
hours of the stop of the snowfall which causes the obstruction. "Obstruction"
is defined as that which prevents the free access and use of the hydrant.
All fire hydrants shall be flushed and lubricated
at least two times per year, and records shall be maintained on said
maintenance, showing date, time, flushing time, maintenance performed
and comments, problems, corrections, repairs and the like. Copies
of said maintenance records shall be included in all billings to fire
districts relating to fire hydrants.
All fire hydrants that go out of service shall
be returned to service within 48 hours.
All fire hydrants shall be marked (numbered)
with a uniform numbering identifier as follows:
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Fire District #
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Hydrant #
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Utility Code
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|---|---|---|
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1
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1*
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AW
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*Hydrant # shall correlate with physical location
of fire hydrant.
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Fire District Code
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(1) = Squankum
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District 1
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(2) = Adelphia
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District 2
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(3) = Southard
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District 3
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(4) = Ramtown
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District 4
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(5) = Freewood Acres
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District 5
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(14-1) = Farmingdale
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Utility Code:
[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-24] |
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(AW) = NJ American Water Company
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(P) = Parkway Water Company
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(PVT) = Private
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(FBW) = Farmingdale Borough
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Examples of Uniform Numbering:
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1-14-AW, 2-7-A, 3-47-AW, 4-6-P, 5-16-AW, 14-1-12-AW
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[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-24]
