Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
703 - Installation, Operation, Maintenance, Testing and Sales of Signaling Systems, Fire Protection Systems and Fire Extinguishers
Chapter 3 - Standard for Fire Hydrant Maintenance, Inspection, Testing, and Marking
Section 703-3-1.0 - Administrative
Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 703-3-1.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
1.1 Title.
1.1.1 This Chapter shall be known as the
"Standard for Fire Hydrant Maintenance, Inspection, Testing, and
Marking".
1.2 Purpose.
1.2.1 The purpose of this Chapter is to
specify a uniform method for fire hydrant maintenance, inspection, testing, and
marking so as to assure for their proper functioning at the time of need as
well as provide the fire departments awareness of the approximate water supply
capabilities of hydrants in any given area.
1.2.2 This Chapter is also an attempt to
ensure a working relationship between the water suppliers and fire departments
throughout the State.
1.3 Scope.
1.3.1 This Chapter is a means to
coordinate and standardize water supplier inspection, maintenance, testing, and
marking procedures of fire hydrants throughout the State of Delaware.
1.3.2 This Chapter is further intended to
identify the basic needs as identified by the various fire departments of this
State (both volunteer and paid), for uniform testing and marking of hydrants
and how best to disseminate this information to these fire
departments.
1.3.3 This Chapter
deals with the certain needs of the Office of the State Fire Marshal regarding
water flow test information in the case of new construction or
additions.
1.4 Authority of Fire Chief.
1.4.1 It shall be the authority
of the fire chief to contact the water supplier for information he is
requesting. In the event that a suitable arrangement cannot be worked out with
the water supplier, then it shall be the authority and responsibility of the
Fire Marshal to intercede.
1.5 Application.
1.5.1 This Chapter shall apply to all water
suppliers within the State of Delaware as defined and shall apply to all water
distribution systems both new and existing.
1.6 Validity.
1.6.1 If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of these requirements are for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portion.
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