The hydrant system in Burlington, Vermont is used for fire protection, and water quality management. These data are used in asset management, system operations, infrastructure planning, and to answer data requests from system users.<\/p>", "summary": "This layer contains asset-level data about the fire hydrants of Burlington, VT", "title": "Water Hydrants", "tags": [ "Water Resources" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Maintained by Burlington Water Resources.", "licenseInfo": "
This data should be shared cautiously as it relates to critical drinking water assets. Historically, this data has been made publicly available as a consequence of the hydrant flushing program.<\/p>
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The hydrant flow data presented herein is for planning purposes only and must be confirmed with a field test prior to use for design purposes. Flow testing must be scheduled and performed by Water Resources Distribution ahead of use of the flow data in a fire flow / fire suppression system design capacity.
Please contact Water Resources Customer Care (802-863-4501 or Water-Resources@burlingtonvt.gov) to request scheduling 2 hydrant flow testing. Testing will not occur with forecasted freezing temperatures (typically winter months).
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