Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 20 - Natural Gas and Jurisdictional Propane
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - Standards for Gas Utilities, Master Meter Systems and Jurisdictional Propane Systems (815-RICR-20-00-1)
Section 815-RICR-20-00-1.7 - Equipment and Facilities
Universal Citation: 815 RI Code of Rules 20 00 1.7
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Standard Practice
1. The gas facilities of the LDC
shall be constructed, installed, maintained and operated in accordance with
accepted good engineering practice in the gas industry to assure, as far as
reasonably possible, continuity of service, uniformity, in the quality of
service furnished and the safety of persons and property.
2. In determining standard practice, the
Division has incorporated by reference in §§
1.1(A) and (B) of this
Part, and the LDC shall use, the applicable provisions of the most recent
editions of 49 C.F.R. Parts 190-199 and Part 40 Pipeline Safety Regulations,
NFPA 54 National Fuel & Gas Code, NFPA 58 Storage and Handling of Liquefied
Petroleum Gases, NFPA 59 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at
Utility Gas Plants, and NFPA 59A Production Storage and Handling of Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG), except as any of the foregoing may in any particular case be
modified by statute, ordinance, orders, rules or regulations by governmental
bodies or agencies having jurisdiction. The LDC shall be guided by the
following American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publications:
a. ANSI/API 2530, "Orifice Metering of
Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon, A.G.A. Report No. 3," incorporated
by reference in §
1.1(E) of this Part, as follows:
(1) Part I, "General Equations and
Uncertainty Guidelines," (1990) (A.G.A. Catalog No. XQ9017).
(2) Part II, "Specification and Installation
Requirements," (1991) (A.G.A. Catalog No. XQ9104).
(3) Part III, "Natural Gas Applications,"
(1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No. XQ9210).
(4) Part IV, "Background Development,
Implementation Procedures, and Sub-Routine Documentation for Empirical 33
Flange-Tapped Discharged Coefficient Equation," (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No.
XQ9211).
b. ANSI
B109.1, "Diaphragm Type - Gas Displacement Meters, Under 500 Cubic Feet per
Hour Capacity," (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No. X69218), incorporated by reference
in §
1.1(F) of this Part.
c.
ANSI B109.2, "Diaphragm Type - Gas Displacement Meters, 500 Cubic Feet per Hour
Capacity and Over," (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No. X69219), incorporated by
reference in §
1.1(F) of this Part.
d. ANSI B109.3, "Gas Displacement Meters,
Rotary Type," (1992) (A.G.A.Catalog No. X69220), incorporated by reference in
§
1.1(F) of this Part.
e. ANSI
Z223.1 National Fuel Gas Code. The Division adopts by reference as rules, and
the LDC shall use, the following American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) publications, incorporated by reference in §
1.1(G) of this Part:
(1) ASTM specification D-1826 "Calorific
Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range by Continuous Recording Calorimeter," (D
1826-88).
(2) ASTM specification
D-1945 "Method for Analysis of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography," (D 1945-91).
(3) ASTM specification D-3588
"Method for Calculating Calorific Value and Specific Gravity (Relative Density
of Gaseous Fuels)," (D 3588-91)
B. Construction and Maintenance
Each LDC shall construct, install, operate and maintain its plant, structures, equipment, and gas pipelines in accordance with standard practice, as defined in the paragraphs above, and in such manner as to best accommodate the public and to prevent interference with service provided by other public utilities.
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