Hydrant Maintenance Program

The District maintains over 1,300 fire hydrants spaced approximately five hundred feet apart. The MLWD BOC recently adopted a policy that allows damaged hydrants to be repaired on an emergency basis within twenty-four hours.

The District typically replaces ten to twenty hydrants a year of which about half may require the assistance of an outside contractor. A typical hydrant installation costs around $5,000. In certain conditions, such as major roadway installations, the cost of a new hydrant can exceed $20,000 due to roadway repair requirements. The District is currently under contract with an outside firm for the painting, greasing, and inspection of our hydrants.