Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE
Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS
Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL
Section 6-77-125 - External corrosion control: buried or submerged pipelines installed before August 1, 1971
Current through August, 2024
(a) Except for buried at compressor, regulator, and measuring stations, each buried or submerged transmission line installed before August 1, 1971, that has an effective external coating must be cathodically protected along the entire area that is effectively coated, in accordance with this subchapter. For the purposes of this subchapter, a pipeline does not have an effective external coating if its cathodic protection current requirements are substantially the same as if it were bare. The operator shall make tests to determine the cathodic protection current requirements.
(b) Except for cast iron or ductile iron, each of the following buried or submerged pipelines installed before August 1, 1971, must be cathodically protected in accordance with this subchapter in areas in which active corrosion is found:
(c) For the purpose of this subchapter, active corrosion means continuing corrosion which, unless controlled, could result in a condition that is detrimental to public safety.
