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UC DAVIS: Facilities Services Department
Fire Division
December 6, 2000
DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, AND CAMPUS ADMISTRATIVE OFFICERS
RE: Fire Hydrant Group Flow Testing
Every year the Fire Division conducts individual and group flow tests of
the approximately 220 fire hydrants on campus to confirm pressure and
volume. Traditionally these tests are performed in August; however, due to
the water tower restoration, this year the test will be conducted in
December. Additionally, and in the interest of water conservation and
landscape maintenance, firefighters will take special precautions to ensure
water flow and landscape disruption is kept to the absolute minimum.
The group flow test of hydrants in key campus locations is conducted to
evaluate the ability of the water system to provide large volumes of water
during a major fire. These tests are conducted to simulate a maximum
demand situation. Group flows will take place between 1:00 P.M. and 5:00
P.M. on the test dates indicated below. However, should events occur which
prevent us from conducting the test as scheduled, the tests will be
conducted on the alternate test dates indicated.
Test Dates Alternate Test Dates
Tuesday, December 12 Tuesday, December 19
Wednesday, December 13 Wednesday, December 20
Friday, December 15 Thursday, December 21
Your department may experience some discharge of discolored water due to
the widespread agitation of sediment in the water mains during the flow
tests. We regret this inconvenience but hope you will agree it is in the
best interest of the campus to confirm our readiness for a major fire.
Please direct any questions regarding these tests to the University Fire
Division at 752-1236.
Weston Arvin
Assistant Fire Chief - Fire Marshal
00-156
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