| BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
|---|
| 2349 |
All operators must be a member of the Utility Notification Center of Colorado. |
"d. One Call participation. As to any pipelines over which the Commission has jurisdiction, each operator shall become a member of the Utility ... |
| 2346 |
All pipeline repairs must first meet the installation requirements in this section. |
"b. Repair. (2) No operator shall use any pipe, valve, or fitting in repairing pipeline facilities unless the components meet the installation ... |
| 2341 |
Before operating a flowline it must be tested to maximum operating pressure. |
"e. Pressure testing of flowlines. (1) Before operating a segment of flowline it shall be tested to maximum anticipated operating pressure. In ... |
| 2342 |
Flowlines operating at less than 15 psig are exempt from pressure testing requirements |
"e. Pressure testing of flowlines. (2) Flowline segments operating at less than fifteen (15) psig are excepted from pressure testing requirements." |
| 2347 |
Markers must be installed to designate pipeline locations. |
"c. Marking. (1) In designated high density areas, and where crossing public rights-of-way or utility easement, a marker shall be installed and ... |
| 2344 |
Operator must fix pipeline failure in reasonable time or stop work. |
"a. Maintenance. (2) Whenever an operator discovers any condition that could adversely affect the safe and proper operation of its pipeline, it shall ... |
| 2350 |
Operator must prepare and submit an emergency response plan to local authorities. |
"e. Emergency response. As to gathering lines with segments subject to safety regulation by the Office of Pipeline Safety, U.S. Department of ... |
| 2343 |
Operator must take precautions to prevent pipeline failures |
"a. Maintenance. (1) Each operator shall take reasonable precautions to prevent failures, leakage and corrosion of pipelines." |
| 2337 |
Pipeline must be able to prevent failure corrosion and withstand operating pressures while still in service. |
"b. Design. Each component of a pipeline shall be designed and installed to prevent failure from corrosion and to withstand anticipated operating ... |
| 2334 |
Pipeline must be compatible with substances to be transported |
"a. Material. (1) Materials for pipe and other components of pipelines shall be: B. Compatible with the substances to be transported." |
| 2335 |
Pipeline must be locatable by a tracer line adjacent to buried nonmetallic pipelines |
"a. Material. (1) Materials for pipe and other components of pipelines shall be: C. Locatable by a tracer line or location device placed adjacent to ... |
| 2338 |
Pipeline must have cover for protection from damage. Crop land covers must be minimum of 3 feet. |
"c. Cover. (1) All installed pipelines shall have cover sufficient to protect them from damage. On crop land, all pipelines shall have a minimum ... |
| 2332 |
Pipeline must maintain structural integrity under temperature, pressure, and other conditions |
"a. Material. (1) Materials for pipe and other components of pipelines shall be: A. Able to maintain the structural integrity of the pipeline under ... |
| 2340 |
Pipeline trenches must be maintained in order to correct subsidence and minimize erosion. |
"d. Excavation, backfill and reclamation. (2) On crop lands and non-crop lands, pipeline trenches shall be maintained in order to correct subsidence ... |
| 2348 |
Proper labeling of markers with specific details |
"c. Marking. (2) The following shall be written legibly on a background of sharply contrasting color on each line marker: "Warning", "Caution" or ... |
| 2345 |
Repairs must be in a safe manner and monitored by an operator. |
"b. Repair. (1) Each operator shall, in repairing its pipelines, ensure that the repairs are made in a safe manner and are made so as to prevent ... |
| 2351 |
Steps involved with pipeline abandonment |
"1103. ABANDONMENT: Each pipeline abandoned in place shall be disconnected from all sources and supplies of natural gas and petroleum, purged of ... |
| 2330 |
When pipelines cross crop lands, the operator must segregate topsoil and trenches must be backfilled. |
"d. Excavation, backfill and reclamation. (1) When pipelines cross crop lands, unless waived by the surface owner, the operator shall segregate ... |
| 2339 |
With a written agreement from the surface owner, a pipeline may be built where the minimum cover can not be attained. |
"c. Cover. (2) Where an underground structure, geologic, economic or other uncontrollable condition prevent pipelines from being installed with ... |
