Originally posted by Matt Clark:
I'd have planned and budgeted for the dry hydrant in the second pond and not relied on the local FD to cough up the $$$ for it...as it's not gonna happen. [/QB]
Matt, Our local Fire Dept. was allocated Federal funds for dry hydrants in private ponds. As far as I know the Federal program still has funds for this purpose. It might be worth your while to research this.
Our area is rural with few water mains and hydrants serving it. That might be pertinent to accessing the funds. Our FD dept. requires a pumper or tanker truck has access to the pond, meaning an improved road close to the pond with room to turn around.
My hydrant was installed Jun. 2005 and didn't cost me anything. I did make a donation to the dept. to buy Christmas gifts for our volunteer fire fighters. It sure helped on my home owners insurance payments.
