Applicant is required to lease an appropriately sized fire hydrant meter as determined by the engineering department. The meter is to be utilized for all construction related water usage at the site and is subject to auditing at the discretion of Greenville Water. Falsified readings may result in termination of usage. Users are responsible for reporting the meter reading to customer service on the first day of each month for billing.

Public Agencies or Utility Companies are required to return the meter to Greenville Water annually for bench testing to confirm reading accuracy.

For users such as asphalt paving operations, hydro-seeders, street washers, etc. equipped with a tanker truck or trailer-mounted tank, the following permitting procedures apply:

• One-time or short-term User: Upon satisfactory inspection of the tank and confirmation that the tank is top filled with an air gap, the applicant will be issued a “Temporary Hydrant Usage Permit.”

Initial Inspection Fee $100.00

One-Month Usage Fee $100.00

• Less than 1,000 Gallons: Upon successful inspection of the tank and confirmation that the tank is top filled with an air gap, the applicant will be issued a “Fire Hydrant” sticker denoting that the tank has been inspected and the applicant is authorized to directly connect to a fire hydrant to fill the tank.

Annual Inspection Fee $100.00

Annual Usage Fee $500.00

• 1,000 Gallons or Greater: Applicant is required to lease a 3-inch fire hydrant meter. The meter is to be delivered to GW monthly for reading and inspection. Rules pertaining to the return of the fire hydrant meter are found below.

1-inch Hydrant Meter (up to 50 gpm)

• Deposit $500.00
• Installation/Inspection $100.00
• Monthly Lease Fee $16.94
• Rate / 1000 gal $2.22

3-inch Hydrant Meter (up to 350 gpm)

• Deposit $1500.00
• Installation/Inspection $100.00
• Monthly Lease Fee $108.31
• Rate / 1000 gal $2.22

All meters should be returned to Greenville Water after use. Deposits will be refunded if the meter is in satisfactory working condition. If the meter is not in satisfactory working condition, the deposit will be forfeited.

Any person or entity found to have used a fire hydrant without authorization will be fined accordingly based on the number of offenses:

1st Offense $500

2nd Offense $1000

3rd Offense $1500

Personnel of fire departments are authorized to open Greenville Water-owned fire hydrants located within their respective districts for the purpose of firefighting and for inspection to meet the requirements of the Insurance Services Office, subject to the following requirements:

• For non-emergency testing, notification shall be made to, and approval obtained from, the GW Engineering Department prior to opening any fire hydrant for such routine inspections.
• Opening of fire hydrants for inspection purposes shall be restricted to between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on GW’s normal workdays.
• A fire department conducting such inspections shall be liable for any damage caused by improper operation of fire hydrants by its personnel.
• Training on the proper operation of fire hydrants within the GW service area shall be made available upon request.

Property owners can request a fire hydrant change of location through the application process. If approved, the hydrant will be relocated at the expense of the requesting property owner.