At a minimum, a valve inspection conducted pursuant to this
subsection shall include:
(1) clearing of the area around the valve to ensure full
access to the valve for operating purposes;
(2) cleaning out of the valve box;
(3) dynamic testing of the valve, by opening and then
closing the valve for either of the following number of
turns:
(i) recommended by the valve manufacturer to
constitute a credible test or the number of turns which
constitutes 15% of the total number of turns necessary to
completely open or completely close the valve; and
(ii) complying with any other criteria as may be
required by department rules and regulations.
(c) Annual fire hydrant inspection.--A water system operator
shall annually inspect at least 33% of the fire hydrants in its
system in order to determine the hydrant's working condition.
The water system operator shall formulate and implement a plan
for flushing fire hydrants and at dead ends of water mains in
the public water system and as water quality needs dictate. The
plan for flushing may be combined with the periodic testing of
fire hydrants otherwise required.
(d) Recordkeeping and marking of fire hydrants.--
(1) A water system operator shall keep a record of all
inspections, tests and flushings conducted under this section
for a period of at least six years.
(2) A water system operator that owns, solely or
jointly, a fire hydrant shall mark the hydrant with the
initials of its name, abbreviation of its name, corporate
symbol or other distinguishing mark or code by which
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