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The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) provides permits that are required to open, operate, or use water from any hydrant in the City water supply system.

You can request that a fire hydrant be opened for non-recreational use, if you’ve been issued a permit by the DEP.

Permits are issued in person, at the DEP Bureau of Customer Service office in each borough. If approved, it costs $55 for 30 days, plus $13.50 for each day the hydrant is actually used.

Request to open a hydrant for non-recreational use.

In Person

Bronx Bureau of Customer Service
1932 Arthur Avenue, 6th Floor
(between East 176th Street and East Tremont Avenue)

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Brooklyn Bureau of Customer Service
250 Livingston Street, 8th Floor
(between Elm Place and Bond Street)

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Manhattan Bureau of Customer Service
1250 Broadway, 16th Floor
(between 5th Avenue and Broadway)

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Queens Bureau of Customer Service
96-05 Horace Harding Expressway, 1st Floor
(between Junction Boulevard and Pedestrian Overpass)

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Staten Island Bureau of Customer Service
60 Bay Street, 6th Floor
(between Slosson Terrace and Bend)

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