California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 14 - Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Article 7 - Requirements for New or Replacement Pipeline near Environmentally and Ecologically Sensitive Areas in the Coastal Zone; Plan to Retrofit Existing Pipelines; Notification to State Fire Marshal of New Construction or Retrofit of Pipeline; Consultation with Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Section 2115 - Testing Requirements and Test Failures

(a) This Section describes the minimum testing requirements for best available technologies installed on pipelines and for subsequent testing where installed technologies fail to perform according to testing requirements. If there is a conflict between provisions of this Section or Article and standards incorporated by reference the provisions of this Section and Article shall control.

(b) For Leak Detection Systems, the operator shall:

(c) For Computational Pipeline Monitoring - Leak Detection Systems, the operator shall:

(d) For Automatic Shutoff System(s), the operator shall:

(e) If EFRD valves are installed, they must be installed and maintained in accordance with 49 CFR 195.116, 195.258, and 195.420(a) and 195.420(c).

(f) When testing best available technology, operators must consider the manufacturer recommendations and sound engineering practices for verification and testing of the best available technology component.

(g) Within 90 days of completion of the required system testing, operators shall provide a summary of the test results to the State Fire Marshal for review. Operators shall maintain any supporting documentation used to generate the summary and analysis and shall provide the supporting documentation to the State Fire Marshal if requested.

(h) Test Failures:

(i) Operators shall ensure that testing records are maintained in a manner consistent with Section 2118 (Record Retention). All documentation shall be made available to the State Fire Marshal upon request.