2022 City Hydrant Use Permit Access Support -Fill Out Form For Support Here

2022 Hydrant Water Access for Chicago Urban Growers

Advocates for Urban Agriculture & NeighborSpace, in partnership with the Chicago Food Equity Council, are again providing city hydrant access support to Chicagoland urban growers for the 2022 growing season. Please read through the form linked above carefully, as there is much information provided here, and not every garden is eligible. Please watch this video if you would like to get very detailed information about how to apply for city hydrant use. After you have watched the video, fill out this form here for support.

1. FILL OUT THE FORM FOR BOTH NEW AND RENEWED SUPPORT. SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:
***RPZ Units (required for permit)
***CERTIFICATION OF RPZ UNITS (required for permit)
***INSURANCE FOR HYDRANT (required for permit)
***SQUARE FOOTAGE FEE FOR WATER (required for permit)

2. IF YOU RECEIVED AN RPZ UNIT LAST YEAR, IT STILL NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED YEARLY; PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT AT THE 4.2.2022 BULK TESTING EVENT AT THE CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY. (If you are planning on benefitting from this certification day, please fill form by March 20th.)

3. As a reminder, if your farm/garden is planning on using city hydrant water access, you will need to apply for a permit each year. You can start the application now, even if you don’t have a rpz serial number or certification, that can be added at a later date. Either way, get your application as soon possible at this URL. http://hup.buildinganewchicago.org/#/home

4. As a reminder, watch video above, it will answer many tricky questions.

5. To help navigate the application process, and you still have questions after watching the video, Chicago Hydrant Access virtual office hours are held on Monday mornings 10am-noon, and Thursday evenings, from 5pm-7pm, starting March 7. Please sign up for these hours here: https://calendly.com/d/cmz-4hc-325/hydrant-access-office-hours

This support is possible through the outstanding support of Margot Pritzker and Francia Harrington, co-founders of the Community Food Navigator, a platform currently in formation.

Water Access Application:

Please sign up for virtual office hour help here: https://calendly.com/d/cmz-4hc-325/hydrant-access-office-hours

Current City of Chicago Hydrant Use Permit Application

Vido of How To Fill Out City Hydrant Use Permit Application

2021 Water Access Application Guide

Additional Resources:

2021 Hydrant Use Permit FAQ’s

2021 Water Access – Plumber’s Guide

Fully Assembled RPZ with Parts Labeled

Rain Barrel Maintenance & FAQ — Coming Soon

2021 Water Access – Presentation

2021 Water Access – Feb 4th Zoom Meeting Recording