Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-10.12 - Standards for construction, operation and maintenance
(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 board shall be resolved by the board.
(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
board taking final action on the petition or will be corrected as a result of
the board 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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