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Water fill procedures at standpipe locations

Standpipe locations and service sizes:

Cost
$9.75 per 1,000 gallons of water.

Fill your tank

• Drive to the side of the building.
• We do not supply hoses. You must supply your own.
• Connect your Shank 2-inch or 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting at the end of your hose to the 2-inch or 3-inch male Camlock fitting protruding from the water fill station building.

  You are required to have an anti-contamination device installed on your truck or hose when filling at standpipe locations. We monitor all water fill stations to ensure compliance. If you do not comply with the loading procedures, we will cancel your privileges at the water fill stations and may charge you with violating the by-law.

There are two options for your anti-contamination device:

1. Preferred

   • Install a permanent plumbing fixture on your hauling vehicle that creates an air gap between the end of the fill pipe and the tank on your hauling vehicle.
   • The air gap must be twice the diameter of the inlet pipe. For example, if the diameter of your fill hose is 2 inches, the air gap must be 4 inches.
   • Use your own hose with a Shank 2-inch or 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting to connect to the water fill station.
     

2. Alternative

   • Install a permanent reduced pressure back flow prevention device either on your hauling vehicle, or on your hose between the filling Camlock and the tank.
   • Use your own hose with a Shank 2-inch or 3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting to connect to the water fill station.
   • Each year, arrange and pay for a licensed backflow prevention tester to test the backflow prevention device. Submit a form that certifies that the device is in good working condition. Contact 311 to get a copy of the form.
     

   Reduced pressure backflow prevention device

   3-inch Camlock Part C Type fitting

Ensuring water safety
Using anti-contamination devices protects water quality by:

• preventing harmful substances from entering the City's water system
• preventing cross contamination from the use of the same hose by numerous water haulers

The use of anti-contamination devices is required by the Provincial Drinking Water Safety Act and Part 38 of the City of Winnipeg Waterworks By-law 504/73, which states:

“No customer or person shall connect, cause to be connected, or allow to remain connected, any piping, fixture, fitting, container or appliance, in a manner which, under any circumstances, may allow water, wastewater, or any harmful liquid or substance to enter the City's water system.”

Other recommendations
If you are transporting drinking water, we recommend that you:

• Use a hose designed for drinking water with the NSF/ANSI Standard No. 61 certification (e.g., Tigerflex UVF or Tigerflex 2020 hose, Tan bulk food grade hose or Kidde Fire Fighting Super Aquaduct Hose).
• Label all hoses and water containers to be used for drinking water.
• Protect all hoses and water containers from contamination when not in use.
• Periodically disinfect all hoses and water containers.

Additional information:

• Contact us if you have any questions.
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