By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
The city of Mona needs to be concerned with hydrant
flow and the resulting insurance rating the city might
receive if the hydrants do not perform as they should.
City Water Master Allen Pay said he had flow tested
all of the hydrants in the new subdivision, Pheasant ridge,
and found that some of the hydrants are less than the 1,000
gallon per minute required for fire suppression.
"The hydrant on Main Street and 600 South is a little
less than the required 1,000 gallon's per minute," said
Pay.
"The hydrant on Cemetery Lane is 900 gallons per
minute and the two on 50 West in Pheasant Ridge are just
less than the required 1,000 gallons per minute."
Pay said he had some concerns with the new
subdivision, the new church facility, and other building
which may take place in the near future.
"In order for us to keep our eyes on a good rating, we
should be worried about hydrant flow," said Pay. "We need to
make certain the flows meet the requirements."
The new growth requires more water for fire
suppression and it is important, he said. for the city to
consider making certain the proper looping of lines occurs
so that there is enough line pressure to produce the flows
necessary.
"Whose responsibility is it to bring everything up to
code, the developers?" he asked.
Quinton Kay, council member, said he thinks the teeth
are already in the ordinance.
The developer should bring the water lines up to code,
he said, as part of the development building process.
"There is also a clause in the ordinance for off-site
development," said Kay. "All of it could be part of the
final inspection before anyone takes occupancy."
Pay told Pat Painter, Mt. View Estates subdivision
developer, that Pay needed to run some numbers so that he
would know what needed to be done to tie lines of the city
together to make certain that the 1,000 gallon per minute
flow was reached.
In the Mt. View Estates subdivision, for example,
there may be some fall in the line because of terrain that
would create pressure. The end of the line may be better, as
far as flow is concerned, than the end of the line.
Painter said he would get with Pay and figure out what
needed to be done to assure adequate water flow to the
hydrants in the next phase of his subdivision. The first
part does meet the flow requirement.
The water line needs to come down 550 and tie into the
highway line.
"This is a fire issues," said Pay. "John Sutherland,
fire chief, will check on the numbers and see what needs to
be done so we can keep a good fire rating."
Painter said he was willing to follow the
recommendations of Pay and Sutherland for making certain the
proper flows were met.
The culinary and irrigation water lines in the
subdivision will be 10-feet apart to meet code. In addition,
said Painter, to get rid of the old lines made of material
which does not stand the test of time, he was replacing one
farmer's line to his property.
He was doing that, he said, so that the lines would
not break while full of water and ruin subdivision
property.
"I am putting in 1,800-feet of pipe at my own
expense," said Painter.
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