Page 11 - Texas811 Magazine 2018 Issue 2

R R C I O A R D WA L K
Ad 0 PIPELINE PARTNERS”
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N I Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
is com mitted to operating
N pipeline assets in a safe,
reliable and compliant
man ner and providing
the hig hest level of
1 ‘ customer service.
3 o A ii 0 WA I. K
Railroad commission of Texas /‘
he Railioad commission of Texiu’ "'“"“
dainage pievenbon rules l'L‘L'[uIr€ anyone l.OllI8ANAIlI)S1l'lEAM.I.LC
plalnning to dlllg8(1l:EbP2fl'(l\iIdl'I 16 inches
ll’! toca e are igging to get ‘ 1-5,‘, on -

marked or flagged to prevent damage, _v is............._ us: ® GUN’ CR°5§[§j§-:7
RRC authonty had previously covered only ‘_ ‘ 3 0 A RDWALK
intiasiate lines — those unginating and ending .».,.l.s. ,l,e..__ . _

in Texii~ Now, llianks to House Bill 181B(Llic ‘

conunission's sunset Bill passed by ilie 85!}: .~:

legislatuie last yeat) the RRC now has autlionty Itlloatilcllt mini: it:
Ovex dainage incidents on inteistate pipelines

passing ihiougli Texii~ as \'t’(‘ll as iis peevious

auilioniy OVQI iniiasiate pipelines

IOAIDWALK

Additionally, effective immediately, excavators ““5 ""5""-“I

are iequiieel to noiity ihe pipeline operator

by calling the 811 notiiieation center as soon : :.“..“:.*.:..

as possible bui no latei than one houi after an ""“' '

incident occurs Excavators are also required

to call 911 it any natutal gas oi other product is ’

ieleased when an undeigmund pipeline is struck. ‘ =

The new rules are designed to protect the

public iioni potentially hazatelous ineiclenis it ii’ v

underground natuxiil gas 0! liaziirduih liquid ‘-1

pipelines are struck by excavation ‘WW “naps hehw.

Finally, the deadline toi pipeline upemtoxs and 33" MIMI M 0|!’
excavators to file a damage report with ilie REC is

now 30 elays, up tioin ihe pievious in days.

Muie intoi-ination on iliese new iule requirements

can be found at: anuaanve ;‘().l15.f{UV/XErlEl'fll-

coiisisel/tares/imposed-riiles/ under "Clmiipter 18

Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention." .