Repair 7 hydrants in township to improve water distribution system effectiveness

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Repair hydrants to improve water distribution system effectiveness. Works include changing defective and out of service seals and valves which cause problem in the distribution system. To repair all of them, we will turn off the water to a few street blocks, dig to replace valves and repair and replace valve stems and casings, lift apart the ones that are dripping to investigate and replace defective seat/seal. After completion of the work the operating authority (Ontario Clean Water Agency) will be able to conduct a thorough distribution system flush to help distribute good quality water to all residents. The fire hydrants serve many purposes in the distribution system other than firefighting. They enable maintenance work such as conducting high flow flushing to help keep the distribution pipes clean and they are needed to flush out stagnant water at the dead ends in the distribution system. We need to have all fire hydrants and distribution valves working to conduct a swabbing program in which swabs are inserted into the distribution system through hydrants and directed to a another hydrant by valving. This is why hydrants and valves are a very important and integral part of the distribution system.