Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 199 - Utilities Commission
Chapter 10 - Intrastate Gas Pipelines and Underground Gas Storage
Rule 199-10.12 - Standards for Construction, Operation and Maintenance

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 199-10.12

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024

(1) All pipelines, underground storage facilities, and equipment shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the following standards:

a. 49 CFR Part 191, "Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety-Related Condition Reports."

b. 49 CFR Part 192, "Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards."

c. 49 CFR Part 199, "Drug and Alcohol Testing."

d. ASME B31.8 - 2016, "Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems."

e. 199-Chapter 9, "Restoration of Agricultural Lands During and After Pipeline Construction."

f. At railroad crossings, 199-42.7 (476), "Engineering standards for pipelines."

Conflicts between the standards established in paragraphs 10.12(1)"a" through "f" or between the requirements of rule 199-10.12 (479) and other requirements which are shown to exist by appropriate written documentation filed with the commission shall be resolved by the commission.

(2) If review of Exhibit C, or inspection of facilities which are the subject of a permit petition, finds noncompliance with the standards adopted in this rule, the pipeline company shall provide satisfactory evidence showing the noncompliance has been corrected prior to the commission taking final action on the petition or will be corrected as a result of the commission taking final action on the petition.

(3) Pipelines in tilled agricultural land shall be installed with a minimum cover of 48 inches.

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