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A GOLD STANDARD FOR HYDRANT FLOW TESTING
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Fire hydrants are critical assets for the safety of any community. That’s why Woolpert collaborated with water utility organizations to develop a Cityworks configuration that standardizes hydrant flow tests according to U.S. industry guidelines. BY JEFF PESLER, AICP, WOOLPERT PROJECT MANAGER, AND RYAN BUTLER, IAM GISP, WOOLPERT SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST
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very city, county, and water authority in the U.S. strives to meet the industry standards for hydrant flow tests set forth by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the National Fire Protection Association. Consultants at Woolpert have collaborated with water utility organizations to develop a Cityworks configuration
to standardize hydrant flow test field data collection according to AWWA guidelines. By combining Woolpert’s industry knowledge with the highly configurable nature of Cityworks, water utilities can utilize mobile technology to collect, input, and calculate data. Working with an inventory of hydrants in GIS, this
solution enables clients to perform and manage hydrant flow inspections in the same efficient, accurate, and comprehensive manner to which Cityworks clients are accustomed when performing other common field workflows. Water utilities may not have workflows built specifically for hydrant flow testing. In these cas-
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