Using Trimble Cityworks And Woolpert For Hydrant Flow Testing

By Jeff Presler, AICP, Woolpert project manager, and Ryan Butler, IAM GISP, Woolpert senior systems analyst

Every city, county, and water authority in the U.S. strives to meet the industry standards for hydrant flow tests set forth by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the National Fire Protection Association. Consultants at Woolpert have collaborated with water utility organizations to develop a Cityworks configuration to standardize hydrant flow test field data collection according to AWWA guidelines.

By combining Woolpert’s industry knowledge with the highly configurable nature of Cityworks, water utilities can utilize mobile technology to collect, input, and calculate data. Working with an inventory of hydrants in GIS, this solution enables clients to perform and manage hydrant flow inspections in the same efficient, accurate, and comprehensive manner to which Cityworks clients are accustomed when performing other common field workflows.