Review of underground fire hydrant Standards – scoping workshop
The Specification for underground fire hydrants and surface box frames and covers, NZS/BS 750:1984 (an adoption of BS 750:1984) Standard is cited in most territorial authorities' codes of practice for land development and utilities supply. A project to review the Standard is now underway as:
- recently BS 750:1984 was superseded by BS EN 14339:2005 Underground fire hydrants and BS 750:2006 Specification for underground fire hydrants and surface box frames and covers (which includes specific national requirements that are not specified in BS EN 14339)
- NZS/BS 750:1984 is now out of date
- in the last ten years some manufacturers have started developing their own hydrants that don't comply with NZS/BS 750:1984 but are instead manufactured to an Australian Standard
- Water New Zealand has noted the need to update NZS/BS 750:1984 and has prepared a draft for consideration.
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Pool water quality
Committee: P5826
Project Manager: Nelson Procter
Estimated Publication Date: February 2010
Comments: The committee has been assembled and the first meeting has been held.
Land development and subdivision engineering amendment
Committee: P4404
Project Manager: Bruce Taylor
Estimated Publication Date: June 2010
Comments: Work on amending NZS 4404:2004 – Land development and subdivision engineering is underway. The committee has met on several occasions since April 2009, and has agreed on some significant changes intended to improve the Standard in areas such as urban design, stormwater, and roading. A draft for public comment will be available in November 2009.