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<br />8.33 Fire Hydrant Use and <br />Maintenance <br />Page 3 of 4 Proposed July 2, 2013 <br /> <br />D. Fire hydrants will be painted periodically to maintain their appearance and <br />visibility to the fire department. <br />8.0 Fire Hydrant Maintenance <br />The following items will be accomplished during annual fire hydrant maintenance: <br />A. An inventory of the hydrant will be accomplished to ensure that the hydrant is not <br />missing any parts (flag, caps, chains, etc.) on an annual basis. <br />B. The hydrant will be exercised and flushed on an annual basis. <br />C. The hydrant isolation valve will be exercised periodically. <br />D. All nozzles will be lubricated with food grade anti-seize to prevent rusting <br />periodically. <br />E. The oil reservoir will be topped off with hydrant oil periodically. <br />F. The hydrant will be painted periodically. <br />G. All fire hydrants will be painted fire hydrant red. <br />H. Hydrants that are plugged and do not drain will have the pumper nozzle painted <br />black. <br />I. Well hydrants will have the pumper nozzle painted blue. <br />J. Private hydrants will have the pumper nozzle painted yellow. <br />9.0 Private Fire Hydrants <br />Private fire hydrants are defined as hydrants that are located on privately owned property. These <br />properties are generally commercial, industrial, apartment, townhome, and condominium <br />properties. <br />10.0 Inspection of Private Fire Hydrants <br />A. All private hydrants will be inspected by ERMU personnel or contractors as <br />provided in Section 7.0 of this Policy. <br />B. ERMU will charge an annual inspection fee per the ERMU Fee Schedule for each <br />privately owned fire hydrant. The cost of the inspection will be spread out evenly <br />over a 12 month period. <br />11.0 Required Repairs of Private Hydrants <br />In the event that an ERMU inspection of a private hydrant indicates that repairs are required, <br />ERMU will notify the owner of the hydrant in writing of the repairs that are needed. The repairs <br />are the responsibility of the owner. <br />A. The owner may choose to have the repairs completed by a qualified contractor or <br />by ERMU. If a contractor is selected the owner must notify ERMU as soon as the <br />repairs are completed. <br />B. If the owner chooses ERMU to complete the repairs OR if repairs are not made <br />within (30) days of initial notification, the necessary repairs will be made by <br />58