Indiana

Waterworks, Sort Of

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Indianapolis Water officials told me this morning the problem with non-working hydrants are likely the result of them being opened and closed improperly.

Communications manager Paul Whitmore says when hydrants aren’t accessed and closed right it can result in drainage which can cause them to malfunction.

Fire destroyed three businesses on East Michigan Road Tuesday night.  IFD crews had problems locating a working fire hydrant.   Another fire destroyed a business on Shadeland.

Whitmore says they inspect each of the city’s 36,000 hydrants once a year.  He also says more then 1,000 people are authorized to open hydrants.

Whitmore will join me on the air live tomorrow at 7:35 a.m. on Newstalk 1430, WXNT-AM.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on January 06, 2010 (boomark / email).