West 124th Ave. There are over 1,600 fire hydrants in the City of Broomfield and the number increases almost daily with new construction and development. Fire hydrants are an important part of the water system. The Utility Division maintains hydrants twice a year.
Maintenance includes flushing, pressure testing, lubricating, and painting.
Performing maintenance twice yearly assures that the hydrants are always ready for emergency operation. The City also replaces five hydrants a year because they are either old, outdated styles or replacement parts are not available for reorder. Flushing the fire hydrants annually with a high volume of water, creates a scouring effect to clean out any sediment or scaling buildup inside the pipeline. This is done not only to insure quality drinking water, but also to help eliminate any taste or odor problems. Copyright 2001 City of Broomfield.