The GIS guru who worked here let me know of a field in the hydrant feature class (PIPE_DIA) that has this data already; I had seen it before but never had to use it.
Thank you for thoughts and hints you have given,
Danke,
Louis L. Toscano Jr.
Senior GIS Technician, Compliance and Technology
Brick Utilities
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Brick, New Jersey 08724-2399
732-458-7000 ext. 4242
Ltoscano@brickmua.com