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NOTES: <br />1.Any subgrade disturbed beneath hydrant shall be thoroughly compacted or suitable <br />material shall be furnished, placed and compacted to provide a firm foundation for the <br />hydrant. <br />2.Hydrant drainage: To prevent freezing of the hydrant barrel if it were not drained, a <br />drainage pit 2'x2'x2' shall be excavated below the hydrant and filled with course gravel <br />or crushed stone mixed with sand to a depth of 6" above the hydrant opening, <br />providing sufficient aggregate void space to more than equal the volume of the barrel. <br />The drainage pit should neither be near, nor have a connection to a sewer. <br />3.Hydrant painting: Hydrants to be painted red, white and blue per manufacturers paint <br />specs. <br />4.All pipe, fitting and valve joints shall be restrained with wedge action restraints.5' Min.6' Max.6" x Min. 24" <br />6" x Min. 13" <br />6" Gate Valve (Restrained With <br />Wedge Action Restraints) w/ Box <br />Fire Hydrant (Restrained With <br />Wedge Action Restraints) <br />___" x ___" x 6" Tee (Restrained <br />With Wedge Action Restraints) <br />PLAN <br />ELEVATION <br />Fire Hydrant (Restrained With <br />Wedge Action Restraints) <br />6" x Min. 24" <br />6" Gate Valve (Restrained With <br />Wedge Action Restraints) w/ Box <br />6" x Min. 13" <br />___" x ___" x 6" Tee (Restrained <br />With Wedge Action Restraints) <br />2'2'6"Hydrant Drainage Pit (See Note 2) <br />6/26/18 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BENDItemRevision <br />STANDARD <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: <br />REF STD SPEC SEC <br />APPROVED/REVISED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />STANDARDS FOR DESIGN <br />AND CONSTRUCTION <br />Kara M. Boyles, Ph.D., P.E. Date <br />FIRE HYDRANT ASSEMBLY 5-11 <br />5-2.6 and 5-3.10 <br />June 26, 2018 <br />SECTION 5 - WATER WORKS