16 Tex. Admin. Code § 8.208 - Mandatory Removal and Replacement Program
(a) Effective September 1, 2008, this section
applies to each operator of a gas distribution system that is subject to the
requirements of 49 CFR Part 192.
(b) For leaks identified on any underground
compression coupling used to mechanically join steel pipe, each operator shall
either replace the leaking compression coupling or repair it using a sleeve
welded over the compression coupling.
(c) Each operator shall repair or replace any
compression coupling used to mechanically join steel pipe that is exposed
during operation and maintenance activities unless the operator can determine
the coupling was installed after 1980.
(d) For leaks identified on any underground
compression coupling used to mechanically join plastic pipe, each operator
shall remove and/or replace the leaking compression coupling.
(e) For any other compression coupling used
to join plastic pipe that is exposed during operation and maintenance
activities, each operator shall:
(1) For
plastic pipe two inches or less in diameter, replace or remove such coupling
unless the operator can determine that the coupling is designated as an ASTM
(American Society for Testing and Materials) D2513 Category 1 type
fitting.
(2) For plastic pipe
greater than two inches in diameter, replace or remove such coupling unless the
operator can determine that the coupling is designated as an ASTM D2513
Category 1 or Category 3 type fitting.
(f) Each operator shall remove and replace
all compression couplings at currently known service riser installations,
identifiable by a meter number or a street address, if they are not
manufactured and installed in accordance with ASTM D2513 for Category 1
fittings.
(g) Each operator shall
complete the removal and replacement of such compression couplings by November
30, 2009.
(h) Any coupling
installed on plastic pipe after September 1, 2008, shall be designed to meet
the requirements of ASTM D2513 Category 1.
(i) Any coupling installed on steel pipe
after September 1, 2008, shall be designed to meet the requirements of
49 CFR Part 192, §
192.273.
(j) Beginning January 15, 2025, and annually
thereafter until all compression couplings on the operator's system subject to
subsection (f) of this section have been removed and replaced, each operator
shall maintain a progress report showing the number of service riser
installations checked, the condition of the coupling, and the total number of
compression couplings replaced for the prior calendar year. Each operator shall
retain this progress report and shall provide a copy of the report to the
Commission upon request.
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