What happens when a Hydrant Guard-protected hydrant gets knocked down?
Not much.
In this field test, the hydrant shears, but no geyser. Just a minimal flow signal spray.
That’s the HG2 Hydrant Guard check valve doing its job.
The difference is significant:
💧 hundreds of thousands to over a million gallons of water saved
🏠 reduced risk to nearby property and infrastructure
Field testing Hydrant Guard in your district doesn’t require a major lift. We've built it to be the easiest check valve to install, requiring just a few tools and an hour or two of work.
Simple install. Quick test. Huge impact.
Successful Field Test. Again.💧
We’re happy to share a successful Hydrant Guard field test with @goldenstateh2o — another example of how our breakaway check valves perform reliably in the field.
Hydrant Guard valves are being used across California’s leading water districts, helping prevent water loss, property damage, and service interruptions after hydrant shears.
Our check valves are compatible with all wet-barrel hydrant systems, but if you'd like to double-check, feel free to contact us for a field test.
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NEW VIDEO DROP! 🎥 ⬇️ 👀
Jake Chavira of City of La Palma tells the story of his first Hydrant Guard check valve installation.
It starts with a disastrous sheer on Christmas Day🎄😓 but (spoiler alert) it does have a happy ending.
Bottom line: If you live in La Palma, you have a top-notch team of water professionals making sure your water is safe, clean and available no matter what. At Hydrant Guard, we’re proud to be a part of that story.
More about the video and behind-the-scenes photos here: https://loom.ly/QTkPcUM
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Represent.
Remind your neighbors who's keeping their houses charged with clean water, their homes and businesses fire-protected, and their future safeguarded through water-forward investments.
When you order your new check valves, make sure you ask about our laser etching option.
Be like @wvwdh2o . Let Hydrant Guard rep your district in the neighborhoods you care about.
This drone would be right in the geyser's firing zone ⛲💥.
But not with Hydrant Guard.
At this successful field test, we didn't need towels to wipe off the camera.
Just a nice, clean shear and little more than a drinking fountain to show for it.
Drone video cred to @wvwdh2o 🎥
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This is NOT a rollercoaster. But what is it?
@helixwaterdistrict 's recent Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence is the latest recognition in a long history of innovation. It begs a closer look at who they are (and what's in the picture).
Helix Water District was incorporated in 1918, but its history began decades earlier.
In the late 1800s, entrepreneurs formed the San Diego Flume Company to deliver water from Lake Cuyamaca. It was an ambitious project spanning 35 miles with some viaducts towering over 100ft.
But it quickly became a casualty of short-term thinking: the flume was built mainly of wood and began falling apart almost from the start.
The early investors eventually learned that managing large infrastructure required constant care and attention, and was rarely a money-maker. To Ed Fletcher and James Murray, who'd bought the flume in 1910, moving water was nothing but hard business: "I was manager of the company for nearly 15 years, and it caused me more anguish and worry and less profit than any other venture in my life's experience," said Fletcher.
In 1918, just as Fletcher and Murray were ready to sell, voters were ready to do things differently—they voted Helix into being.
Since then, it's grown into a top-tier agency that serves hundreds of thousands of residents across roughly 20 square miles of East County San Diego, with an impressive reinvestment rate that wins them awards like this from @acwawater .
Helix's history is a glimpse into how hard it can be to find long-term infrastructure solutions that work in California's sometimes excruciatingly difficult climate.
Anyway, enough history for one day... Congratulations again to the entire Helix Water District team on this well-earned recognition!!
Pictured: NOT a rollercoaster... this is the original flume.
A raw casting is rarely pretty.
At Hydrant Guard, we transform each casting into something that's both functional and easy on the eye.
Our check valves are dotted around town and city streets, so we made a water-saving device that's as durable as it is attractive.
And with optional etching of your district's logo, Hydrant Guard's stainless sheen and customizable body complement the neighborhoods you care about.
#CAWater #California #WaterDistricts #WaterConservation
Biggest ever turnout for the California Rural Water Association Expo?
It sure looked like it from where we were standing. Happy to see this vital CA water event growing year over year 💪
This time we ran into more current customers (!!) than ever before, and had some nice conversations with a range of districts considering our check-valve solution.
The only downside is that, despite an overflowing raffle table, we just didn't have the lucky numbers this year 🫤 🎲
#californiawater #cawater #waterindustry #conservewater #savewater
Hydrants don't mind a little rainy weather.
But after a shear, they prefer a little drizzle to a downpour—a signal stream to a river.
#California #HydrantWatch ⛲👀 0️⃣4️⃣/2️⃣7️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣
You get the idea. HG check valves leave only a small witness stream after shutting their doors and keeping water below ground.
Shoutout to the @losangelesfiredepartment for their little celebration after shutting off the valve 🥳🎉
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#WaterLoss #CAWater #EndHydrantGeysers #WaterConservation #Hollywood
"The Little Giant", a hydrant credited with saving half San Francisco in 1906, is a Morris Greenberg hydrant—the same man responsible for designing the wet-barrel hydrant.
San Francisco bestowed its annual honor on the Golden Fire Hydrant last week.
In the immediate aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, when half the city was on fire and water mains were shattered, this lone hydrant continued working.
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Who was the man who invented the dry-barrel hydrant?
Morris Greenberg emigrated to the US from Poland to make it rich in the Gold Rush.
By the time he arrived, California was overrun with prospectors, so Greenberg pivoted: having trained in a French foundry, he knew there were other metals he could use to get rich.
He wasted no time opening a foundry in San Francisco: Eagle Brass Works—the pioneering foundry behind the California-type hydrant.
Read all about the history of the wet-barrel hydrant in our blog in the comments ⬇️
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A great few days at @americanwaterworksassociation / @canvawwa 's Water Conference of the West '26.
@sdpubutilities 's custom logo'ed HG2 on display was an eye-catcher.
The technical sessions delivered a bunch of great information we can actually take back to the field.
And then there were the competitions... 💪💪
Always great to see some good old-fashioned head-to-heads. Watching the water warriors compete—pipe tapping, equipment handling, ⚡ fast hydrant assembly.
A special shoutout to @ladwp1 's @ladwphydrokings for an electric performance ⚡
This stuff never gets old. A lot of talent on display last week. 🤼♂️🤼♀️
It was great connecting with so many attendees and discussing how our check valves are helping support safer, more resilient water systems.
See you at the next one (maybe in DC in June!) 🌊
#wcw2026 #waterindustry #cawater #canvawwa
