As more hydrants are bagged, Aqua provides update
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - A newly-bagged fire hydrant is seen at Main and Poplar Streets in Shenandoah.
SHENANDOAH – Some more fire hydrants in Shenandoah and the William Penn/Lost Creek area are now bagged and Aqua Pennsylvania says most of them will be replaced in the next few months.
The Sentinel sought an update this week from the Montgomery County-based company that purchased the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Shenandoah after fresh bags were placed on hydrants downtown and in the township.
They previously had said about a quarter of the hydrants in the MABS were inoperable and many were bagged in August, with some being replaced at that time.
At that time, Aqua called the evaluation of its hydrants “an important first step… to make sure they offer fire protection, and to start the repair or replacement process for hydrants that aren’t working.”
An Aqua spokesperson told the Sentinel Tuesday, “Most of the hydrants currently bagged will be replaced within the next few months, including some unbagged hydrants that are otherwise operable but have other maintenance issues.”
“The industry standard for minimum water main sizes required to support fire hydrants is 6”. However, there are bagged hydrants (and some unbagged) are located on mains less than 6”,” they continued. “This group of hydrants may not be replaced and will be removed if they cannot be connected to a larger nearby main and/or cannot provide adequate fire flow as determined by our engineering team.”
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