Water distribution crews
Flushing, main isolation, disinfection, dechlorination, repair documentation, and field record handoff.
Water distribution field software
HydrantLoop
A mobile-first field companion and municipal operations toolkit for hydrant flushing, flow testing, main volume calculations, disinfection support, meter work, tie-card scanning, VueWorks-ready handoff, and technician reference guides.
Controlled outside testing
HydrantLoop is not yet publicly released. Testing access is shared only after NDA review and approval.
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Controlled access
Current HydrantLoop surfaces are split by workflow.
The field app, focused flow-test app, and municipal portal are available only through the controlled testing process.
Full field app
Request field app access
Phone-first calculators, field log, reports, map, document scanner, barcode scanner, reference library, and configurable cloud record sync.
Standalone flow testing Request flow-test accessFocused hydrant flow-test calculator with GPS capture, checklist, searchable log, CSV export, and printable summary.
Municipal web portal Request portal accessOffice-facing asset map, work orders, dispatch, imports, review queue, cloud record sync, reports, and portal buildout views.
Built around field reality
Designed for the person out in the field.
HydrantLoop is a field companion app built to help workers handle common water distribution tasks from a phone. It focuses on fast entry, practical outputs, documentation, and manufacturer-aware reference material while keeping final verification with approved SOP, GIS, engineering review, and manufacturer specifications.
Built by field experience
Created by Morgan Nichols from real water distribution needs.
HydrantLoop is being built from the practical problems that come up when a worker is away from a desk and needs useful information quickly: field calculations, repair references, documentation, photos, scanned tie cards, and clear handoff notes.
The goal is not to replace training, supervision, engineering review, GIS, or manufacturer documentation. The goal is to give field workers a cleaner way to organize the work they already do and bring important reference material closer to the jobsite.
Who it is for
Built for crews, technicians, inspectors, and supervisors who need answers on site.
HydrantLoop is being shaped with field use in mind: quick calculations, clean documentation, source-aware reference material, and less back-and-forth when a worker is standing at a hydrant, valve, meter, bypass, or repair site.
Hydrant technicians
Flow testing, hydrant repair references, parts lookup, manufacturer-oriented guides, and photo-backed notes.
Meter technicians
Meter change-out notes, read comparisons, multiplier checks, endpoint details, and service documentation.
Inspectors and contractors
Field observations, testing support, PDF-ready document scans, and cleaner communication back to office systems.
Three app surfaces
Use the full field app, a focused flow-test version, or the municipal web portal.
HydrantLoop now has multiple surfaces: the full phone app for field technicians, a lighter standalone flow-test workflow, and a web portal for office-facing municipal asset, work-order, review, sync, and reporting operations.
HydrantLoop App
Best for municipal water departments, distribution crews, meter techs, inspectors, and teams that want the full set of calculators, logs, reports, tie-card scanning, and reference guides.
- Flushing, flow test, main volume, and disinfection tools.
- Field logs, reports, map support, meter tools, scanner, VueWorks-ready handoff exports, portal field-package exports, and configurable cloud push/pull sync.
- Hydrant, coupling, clamp, and manufacturer-aware references.
HydrantLoop Flow Test
Best for companies that mainly perform hydrant flow tests and do not need the full water distribution toolkit.
- Project, AHJ, test method, purpose, hydrant IDs, witness, and equipment fields.
- Pitot-driven observed flow with optional static, residual, and target residual values for richer records.
- Observed flow, available flow, pressure drop quality, flow class, and estimated water used.
- GPS capture, field checklist, searchable log, status tracking, CSV export, and report summary.
HydrantLoop Web Portal
Best for supervisors, office users, public works teams, and municipal reviewers who need a broader asset, work-order, service-request, and reporting view.
- Work orders, dispatch, service requests, supervisor review queue, inspections, programs, compliance, inventory, workflow rules, and reports.
- Asset map, global search, GIS import center, HydrantLoop package import, public request conversion, and configurable phone/web cloud record sync.
- Imports field packages as work orders, service requests, asset history, or archive-only records.
- Excel-compatible workbook export, printable work packets, QR labels, attachment vault, manufacturer PDF library, mobile field mode, enterprise suite, and 15-feature buildout views.
- Designed as the longer-term bridge between field records, office review, and official systems.
Web portal
Office-facing operations support for the work around the field app.
The HydrantLoop web portal is the broader municipal operations surface: asset map, work orders, dispatch, service requests, inspections, programs, compliance, records, planning, inventory, admin settings, workflow rules, imports, public requests, supervisor review, configurable cloud record sync, enterprise suite, buildout tracking, mobile field mode, reports, field-package import, and phone assignment export.
Mapped asset dashboard
Work orders and dispatch
Service request conversion
Field package import
Supervisor review queue
Cloud sign-in, sync, and backup
Excel, packets, and QR labels
Rules, suite, buildout, and field mode
Feature walkthrough
See what each part of the app does.
Calculator
Unidirectional Flushing
Enter pipe length, diameter, discharge size, pitot pressure, and flush duration. HydrantLoop estimates GPM, main velocity, pipe section volume, water changes, and total discharged gallons.
- Useful for flushing documentation and planning.
- Flags low-flow conditions against the app threshold.
- Can save results into the field log.
Calculator
Hydrant Flow Test
Supports hydrant flow-test inputs with pitot pressure driving observed flow. Static, residual, and target residual can still be recorded for a complete test record and available-flow extrapolation when valid.
- Captures field test values, GPS coordinates, project details, AHJ, witness, and equipment ID.
- Provides observed flow, available flow, pressure drop quality, flow class, and water-used estimate.
- Standalone variant adds a field checklist, searchable log, status tracking, CSV export, and report summary.
Calculator
Water Main Volume
Calculates water volume for a pipe section from diameter and length, giving gallons, gallons per foot, cubic feet, and million gallons.
- Helps estimate water in isolated or new main sections.
- Useful before flushing, bypass, disinfection, or repair work.
- Keeps common pipe-volume math on the phone.
Calculator
Disinfection and Dechlorination
Estimates chlorination and dechlorination values for water main work while keeping safety warnings and verification language visible.
- Supports new main, bypass, and repair/tie-in workflows.
- Includes chemical and discharge guidance fields.
- Requires verification against current SOP, permits, and labels.
Meter tools
Meter Technician Support
Helps meter techs document change-outs, compare reads, handle multipliers, and review usage patterns from field-entered values.
- Captures old and new meter read information.
- Supports multiplier and expected-use checks.
- Creates notes useful for follow-up review.
Records
Field Log
Saves field entries from calculations and inspections so work can be reviewed, filtered, exported, and included in daily reporting.
- Stores saved flushing and flow-test records.
- Supports field notes, asset IDs, location, and photos.
- Keeps field documentation organized during the day.
Reports
Reports and Export
Summarizes field records and provides export, share, email, print, backup, VueWorks-ready handoff, and portal field-package actions for moving data out of the app.
- Shows daily totals and low-flow counts.
- Supports sharing and email handoff workflows.
- Exports CSV, JSON manifest, and office handoff reports for VueWorks-style attachment workflows.
- Exports a HydrantLoop portal package that the web portal can import into work orders, service requests, asset history, or archive records.
Connected records
Configurable Phone-to-Portal Cloud Sync
When a municipality provides an approved Supabase project and user account, the field app and web portal can sign in to the same cloud layer, push local records, pull newer records, and log sync activity.
- Shared account workflow across the field app and web portal.
- Supports explicit Sync Now actions and local JSON backup downloads.
- Requires customer-specific cloud configuration, database policies, credentials, and municipal approval.
Map
GPS and Field Map
Provides a field map surface for location checks, GPS follow mode, manually staged points, and saved field record positioning using Leaflet/OpenStreetMap assets in the app bundle.
- Locate Me and Follow GPS controls.
- Manual point staging for field observations.
- Not a replacement for official GIS records.
Docs
Tie Card and Document Scanner
Captures standard water service and sewer service tie-card faces, continuation pages, or other field documents into PDF or TIFF output that can be shared, downloaded, emailed, or uploaded into systems such as Drive, VueWorks, or GIS attachment workflows.
- Camera-first workflow with optional details.
- Supports front, back, and continuation pages.
- Designed for field paperwork cleanup.
Reference
Reference Library
Organizes manufacturer-oriented hydrant, coupling, repair clamp, meter, disinfection, and repair information into a searchable field reference surface.
- Search by manufacturer, part, type, or task.
- Supports hydrant repair and fitting lookup.
- Source-aware structure for safer field use.
Web Portal
Municipal Operations Portal
Adds a larger-screen operations layer for supervisors and office users who need mapped assets, work queues, public requests, phone package imports, assignments, review queues, workflow rules, configurable cloud sync, mobile field mode, Excel exports, printable packets, QR labels, and reporting outside the phone workflow.
- Includes dashboard, command center, work orders, dispatch, service requests, assets, inspections, programs, compliance, records, planning, inventory, admin, rules, imports, review, public requests, sync, suite, buildout, field mode, and reports.
- Uses Leaflet/OpenStreetMap by default and includes a Google Maps API key option for later customer-enabled map providers.
- Imports HydrantLoop field packages with actions for work orders, service requests, asset history, or archive-only review.
- Exports phone assignments with work order IDs, asset IDs, GPS, checklist requirements, attachment requirements, and QR-style tokens.
- Adds supervisor review, offline export checklist, Excel-compatible workbook export, printable work order packets, printable QR labels, and manufacturer/attachment document library records.
- Includes configurable Supabase-backed sign-in, record push/pull, sync audit entries, and local backup; customer deployment still requires approved credentials, schemas, row-level security, and municipal IT approval.
- Supports a future path toward official GIS and VueWorks API workflows once credentials, schemas, and approvals are available.
- Available only through approved testing access.
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Outside testing
Clear tester expectations before the app reaches a wider field audience.
Outside testers should complete the NDA, keep links and screenshots private, avoid unauthorized municipal or customer data, and report usability issues from real phone conditions.
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Send NDA and tester instructions.
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Open the field test link on a phone.
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Test calculators, logs, map, scanner, and reference guides.
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Return screenshots, workflow notes, and high-priority issues.
Roadmap
Focused on useful field tools first, then deeper integrations later.
HydrantLoop is being developed in stages so core field value can be tested before larger system integrations are added.
Core field companion tools
Calculators, field logs, reports, tie-card/document scanning, hydrant and fitting references, meter tech support, and mobile-first workflows.
Manufacturer reference depth
More complete hydrant repair guides, parts lookup, coupling and clamp cross-reference support, torque/specification reminders, and source-aware warnings.
Connected field handoff
CSV exports, backup files, scanned PDFs, GPS records, VueWorks-ready handoff packages, and portal field packages for office review and attachment workflows.
Web portal operations layer
Municipal dashboard, work orders, dispatch, service requests, inspections, asset map, records, HydrantLoop package import, supervisor review queue, phone assignment export, configurable cloud record sync, QR labels, Excel export, work packets, attachment vault, manufacturer PDFs, and reporting workflows.
Mobile-first
Designed around phone use in the field.PDF-ready
Multi-page water/sewer tie-card export to PDF or TIFF.Reference-aware
Manufacturer-oriented repair and fitting guides.Portal-ready
Office review, work-order, and VueWorks-style handoff direction.Professional use
Reference support, not a replacement for official direction.
HydrantLoop is designed to support field decisions and documentation. Final work should always be verified against current municipal SOP, approved engineering direction, manufacturer documentation, product labels, permits, safety rules, and official GIS or asset records.
Manufacturer specifications matter
Hydrant, coupling, clamp, meter, chemical, and fitting information should be checked against current manufacturer literature before field use.
Private information stays controlled
Testers should avoid entering restricted customer, municipal, or security-sensitive information unless their organization has approved that workflow.
Testing data should be limited
During outside testing, users should avoid real customer account information, sensitive infrastructure details, and internal records unless their organization has authorized that use.
Field judgment remains required
HydrantLoop is a companion tool. It does not replace trained personnel, supervisor direction, confined-space rules, traffic control, water quality procedures, or site safety requirements.
FAQ
Common questions before testing.
What is HydrantLoop?
HydrantLoop is a mobile field companion for water distribution work, combining calculators, logs, reports, document scanning, mapping support, meter tools, and repair/reference guides.
Who can test it?
The current testing group is intended for water distribution workers, hydrant technicians, meter technicians, fire protection testers, inspectors, contractors, and supervisors with field experience.
Is an NDA required?
Yes. Outside testers are asked to sign an NDA before receiving the live testing link or private testing instructions.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The app is designed mobile-first so it can be used from a phone in the field, including calculator entry, reference lookup, logs, reports, and camera-based document scanning.
What is the web portal?
The portal is a larger-screen municipal operations surface for mapped assets, work orders, dispatch, requests, inspections, imports, review queue, offline checklist, configurable cloud record sync, reporting, field-package intake, asset history review, QR labels, Excel-compatible exports, printable work packets, attachment vault records, manufacturer PDF records, and phone assignment export. It is separate from the phone-first field app.
Does it integrate with VueWorks today?
HydrantLoop currently supports VueWorks-ready handoff exports. True API integration would require VueWorks documentation, credentials, approved schemas, and municipal IT or GIS approval.
Is it a replacement for SOP or manufacturer specs?
No. HydrantLoop supports field work, but users must verify final actions with their approved procedures, current manufacturer specifications, permits, and official records.
Can feedback shape the app?
Yes. The purpose of outside testing is to learn what works in real field conditions, what is confusing, and what tools would make the app more useful for crews.
Contact
HydrantLoop is currently in outside testing.
For testing access, feedback, field-review participation, or questions about the NDA process, contact the owner and creator.