Fire hydrants shall be installed at locations and of such type and specifications as approved by the Borough Engineer, the Fire Insurance Rating Organization of the State of New Jersey and/or the Fire Chief or his approved designee. Hydrants shall be the improved type meeting the requirements of A.W.W.A. Specification C-502 as manufactured by the Mueller Company or approved equal or other as specified by the Planning and Planning Board Engineer and shall close with the system pressure. A valve opening of four-and-one-half-inch Mueller Company No. A-24009 shall be furnished for water mains of eight inches in diameter and a valve opening four and one-half inch Mueller Company No. 1-24105 shall be furnished for water mains 10 inches or greater in diameter. One four-and-one-half-inch outlet and two two-and-one-half-inch outlets with National Standard threads shall be provided. Hydrants shall be furnished with hexagonal operating nuts. Hydrants shall be set with the four-and-one-half-inch outlet facing the street and the centerline of the outlet 16 inches above the finished grade.

Hydrants shall be shop tested under 300 PSI applied above and below the compression valve. Any hydrant showing sweating of metal or leaking or any other defect shall be rejected. A break-off flange and valve stem shall be provided at the ground line.

All parts of hydrants shall be interchangeable with similar parts of hydrants of the same size and type. Hydrants shall be painted to conform to the existing hydrants in the Borough.