Friday, July 28, 2017

Fire Hydrant Flow Testing

Simplex will be on the Kendal at Lexington campus on Monday morning, July 31, at 8:00 a.m.  They will be “flow testing” the 13 fire hydrants around the campus.  This will involve using a lot of water . . . so you may experience some brown water in your lines.  It will be a little unpleasant, but temporary.

This is the first step of a two-step process.  After the flow for each hydrant is determined, Simplex will come back and sandblast and paint the hydrants.  They use different colors to indicate the flow levels, so the fire department will know what they are able to do with each hydrant.

This is unrelated to any other work on campus and very necessary for our emergency planning.

Your understanding is appreciated.

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