Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 3 - Natural Resources
Chapter 304 - Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline-Operation and Maintenance [49 CFR Part 195 Subpart F]
Section V-30444 - Leak Detection [49 CFR 195.444]
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Scope. Except for offshore gathering and regulated rural gathering pipelines, this section applies to all hazardous liquid pipelines transporting liquid in single phase (without gas in the liquid). [49 CFR 195.444(a)]
B. General. A pipeline must have an effective system for detecting leaks in accordance with §30134 or 30452, as appropriate. An operator must evaluate the capability of its leak detection system to protect the public, property, and the environment and modify it as necessary to do so. At a minimum, an operator's evaluation must consider the following factors - length and size of the pipeline, type of product carried, the swiftness of leak detection, location of nearest response personnel, and leak history. [49 CFR 195.444(b)]
C. CPM Leak Detection Systems. Each computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) leak detection system installed on a hazardous liquid pipeline must comply with API RP 1130 (incorporated by reference, see §30107) in operating, maintaining, testing, record keeping, and dispatcher training of the system. [49 CFR 195.444(c)]
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:753.
