“Why Flushing Hydrants and ‘Wasting Water’ Keeps You Safe” – Interesting Engineering

“Why Flushing Hydrants and ‘Wasting Water’ Keeps You Safe” – Interesting Engineering

Purpose: 
Flushing hydrants is done to not only test the fire flow capacity in the event of a fire, but also to remove sediment and rust from the water, or to maintain proper chlorine concentrations in your area.
Description: 
This page includes facts about hydrant flushing, water quality, and includes a video from the City of Plano flushing a hydrant.
Resource Level: 
Intermediate