{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-2410.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 34-2410.04","heading":"Inspection of private fire hydrants.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall have a right of access for the inspection of any private fire hydrant in the District of Columbia to determine operational ability and compliance with applicable standards. The Mayor and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall designate, through a memorandum of understanding, the agency or authority responsible for the inspection of private fire hydrants (“Inspection Agency”). If such a memorandum of understanding is not executed and in effect, then the Mayor shall be the Inspection Agency for purposes of this subchapter.\n\n(b)\nThe Inspection Agency shall regularly inspect all private fire hydrants in the District of Columbia to determine operational ability and compliance with applicable standards.\n\n(c)\nUpon determination by the Inspection Agency that a private fire hydrant is in need of maintenance, repair, or replacement, and if ownership has been determined pursuant to § 34-2410.05, the Inspection Agency shall notify:\n(1)\nThe Mayor and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority of the status of the private fire hydrant; and\n(2)\nThe owner of the private fire hydrant, in writing, of:\n(A)\nThe location of the private fire hydrant in need of maintenance, repair, or replacement;\n(B)\nThe owner’s responsibility with regard to the maintenance, repair and replacement of the private fire hydrant;\n(C)\nThe maintenance, repair, and replacement identified as necessary for the private fire hydrant;\n(D)\nThe owner’s responsibility to effect the maintenance, repair, and replacement identified in the notice within a specified period of time, which shall be not less than 60 days of the date on which notice is provided under this section; and\n(E)\nThe right of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to effect the maintenance, repair and replacement of the private fire hydrant and bill the owner as described in § 34-2410.03.\n\n(d)\nThe Inspection Agency shall keep and maintain records of all inspections made of a private fire hydrant and shall make the records available to the owner of the private fire hydrant upon request. The records shall be kept and maintained for not less than 10 years.","path":["Title 34. Public Utilities.","Chapter 24. Water Supply, Assessments, and Rates.","Subchapter V-A. Private Fire Hydrants."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/34-2410.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5e79f5fd04e2d31c9eee8f34363d53750a31d8459ac6d1fea9248f478c10ad6c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-2410.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-2410.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}