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§ 2115. Testing Requirements and Test Failures.

19 CA ADC § 2115Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 19. Public Safety
Division 1. State Fire Marshal
Chapter 14. Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Article 7. Requirements for New or Replacement Pipeline near Environmentally and Ecologically Sensitive Areas in the Coastal Zone; Plan to Retrofit Existing Pipelines; Notification to State Fire Marshal of New Construction or Retrofit of Pipeline; Consultation with Office of Spill Prevention and Response
19 CCR § 2115
§ 2115. Testing Requirements and Test Failures.
Currentness
(a) This Section describes the minimum testing requirements for best available technologies installed on pipelines and for subsequent testing where installed technologies fail to perform according to testing requirements. If there is a conflict between provisions of this Section or Article and standards incorporated by reference the provisions of this Section and Article shall control.
(b) For Leak Detection Systems, the operator shall:
(1) test the leak detection capability and leak limitation effectiveness every 3 years from the date of installation or initial operation, whichever is soonest;
(2) perform testing consistent with the minimum standards contained in API RP 1175 (2015) Sections 8 and 9.
(c) For Computational Pipeline Monitoring - Leak Detection Systems, the operator shall:
(1) test the leak detection capability and leak limitation effectiveness every 3 years from the date of installation or initial operation, whichever is soonest; and
(2) perform testing consistent with the minimum standards contained in API RP 1130 (2007) Sections 6.2 through 6.2.6, and 49 CFR 195.444.
(d) For Automatic Shutoff System(s), the operator shall:
(1) annually test and calibrate the components of the system and the overall effectiveness of the system at intervals not to exceed 15 months.
(e) If EFRD valves are installed, they must be installed and maintained in accordance with 49 CFR 195.116, 195.258, and 195.420(a) and 195.420(c).
(1) EFRD's shall be tested annually at intervals not to exceed 15 months.
(f) When testing best available technology, operators must consider the manufacturer recommendations and sound engineering practices for verification and testing of the best available technology component.
(g) Within 90 days of completion of the required system testing, operators shall provide a summary of the test results to the State Fire Marshal for review. Operators shall maintain any supporting documentation used to generate the summary and analysis and shall provide the supporting documentation to the State Fire Marshal if requested.
(h) Test Failures:
(1) If the performance results indicate failed or impaired leak detection capability and/or leak limitation capability, the operator must annually test the Leak Detection System, Computational Pipeline Monitoring - Leak Detection System, Automatic Shutoff System, Remote Controlled Sectionalized Block Valves, EFRD, or other best available technology every year for the next 3 years.
(2) If the operator experiences two test failures during the 3-year annual testing period, as required in subsection (g)(1) of this section, the operator shall submit a new or revised risk analysis for State Fire Marshal review in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
(i) Operators shall ensure that testing records are maintained in a manner consistent with Section 2118 (Record Retention). All documentation shall be made available to the State Fire Marshal upon request.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 51010, 51013.1, 51013.5 and 51015, Government Code; and Sections 60104 and 60105, Title 49 of the United States Code. Reference: Sections 51010, 51010.5, 51013, 51013.1, 51013.5, 51015, 51015.4 and 51016, Government Code; and Sections 60104 and 60105, Title 49 of the United States Code.
History
1. New section filed 8-31-2020; operative 10-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 36).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 19, § 2115, 19 CA ADC § 2115
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