Reader question: There’s some type of meter attached to a fire hydrant at the corner of Sherry and Lake streets in Neenah. What’s that for? Can a resident hook up to the hydrant to fill a swimming ...

The city of Durango is launching a program to allow water operators to fill their tanks using designated fire hydrants after a similar but laxer program ended on Friday because hydrants kept getting ...

Park your car at a certain meter in Brooklyn and you’re almost guaranteed to get a $115 ticket. The misplaced meter on 12th St. in Park Slope was installed too close to a fire hydrant – so all but the ...

MECHANICVILLE – After reports and videos from residents who watched a paving company routinely use a city hydrant for water, Kingsbury Sweeping has offered the city $100 for the water and asked for a ...

When it comes to tapping water from fire hydrants, Woodland councilmen want to make sure they”re not being hosed by builders. Acting after a public hearing Tuesday night — at which there were no ...

Mandeville's plan to replace fire hydrants and water meters damaged by Hurricane Isaac hit a snag when bids for the work were thrown out for not complying with bid laws. New bids will be sought for ...

LAUREL, Md. — It takes a crook less than five minutes to drive up to a water hydrant, attach a hose and steal water — a crime that puts lives at risk. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 13, 2016) – Citizens Energy Group says an Indianapolis pool company has stolen an estimated $12,000 in water from unauthorized fire hydrants. The water utility filed a report ...

Update: A Palo Alto Utilities investigation, concluded in February 2023, found that Pagemill Pastures’ use of hydrant water was “inadvertent” and occurred on one occasion. While the city suspected in ...