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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 7 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - WELDING OF STEEL IN PIPELINES › Section 6-77-79 - Preparation for welding

Current through June, 2024
Before beginning any welding, the welding surfaces must be
					 clean and free of any material that may be detrimental to the weld, and the
					 pipe or component must be aligned to provide the most favorable condition for
					 depositing the root bead. This alignment must be preserved while the root bead
					 is being deposited.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 7 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - WELDING OF STEEL IN PIPELINES › Section 6-77-80 - Inspection and test of welds

Current through June, 2024
(a) Visual
				  inspection of welding must be conducted to insure that:
(1) The welding is performed in accordance
				  with the welding procedure; and
(2)
				  The weld is acceptable under subsection (c);
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 7 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - WELDING OF STEEL IN PIPELINES › Section 6-77-81 - Nondestructive testing

Current through June, 2024
(a) Nondestructive
				  testing of welds must be performed by any process, other than trepanning, that
				  will clearly indicate defects that may affect the integrity of the
				  weld.
(b) Nondestructive testing of
				  welds must be performed:
(1) In accordance
				  with written procedures; and
(2) By
				  persons who have been trained and qualified in the established procedures and
				  with the equipment employed in testing;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 7 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - WELDING OF STEEL IN PIPELINES › Section 6-77-82 - Repair or removal of defects

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each weld that
				  is unacceptable under section 6-77-80(c) must be removed or repaired. Except
				  for welds on an offshore pipeline being installed from a pipeline vessel, a
				  weld must be removed if it has a crack that is more than eight percent of the
				  weld length.
(b) Each weld that is
				  repaired must have the defect removed down to sound metal and the segment to be
				  repaired must be preheated if conditions exist which would adversely affect the
				  quality of the weld repair. After repair, the segment of the weld that was
				  repaired must be inspected to ensure its acceptability.
(c) Repair of a crack, or of any defect in a
				  previously repaired area must be in accordance with written weld repair
				  procedures that have been qualified under section 6-77-74. Repair procedures
				  must provide that the minimum mechanical properties specified for the welding
				  procedure used to make the original weld are met upon completion of the final
				  weld repair.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-83 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
(a) This subchapter prescribes minimum
				  requirements for joining materials in pipelines, other than by
				  welding.
(b) This subchapter does
				  not apply to joining during the manufacture of pipe or pipeline
				  components.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-84 - General

Current through June, 2024
(a) The pipeline must be designed and
				  installed so that each joint will sustain the longitudinal pullout or thrust
				  forces caused by contraction or expansion of the piping or by anticipated
				  external or internal loading.
(b)
				  Each joint must be made in accordance with written procedures that have been
				  proven by test or experience to produce strong gastight joints.
(c) Each joint must be inspected to insure
				  compliance with this subchapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-85 - Cast iron pipe

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each caulked
				  bell and spigot joint in cast iron pipe must be sealed with mechanical leak
				  clamps.
(b) Each mechanical joint
				  in cast iron pipe must have a gasket made of resilient material as the sealing
				  medium. Each gasket must be suitably confined and retained under compression by
				  a separate gland or follower ring.
(c) Cast iron pipe may not be joined by
				  threaded joints.
(d) Cast iron pipe
				  may not be joined by brazing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-86 - Ductile iron pipe

Current through June, 2024
(a) Ductile iron
				  pipe may not be jointed by threaded joints.
(b) Ductile iron pipe may not be joined by
				  brazing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-87 - Copper pipe

Current through June, 2024
Copper pipe may not be threaded except that copper pipe
					 used for joining screw fittings or valves may be threaded if the wall thickness
					 is equivalent to the comparable size of Schedule 40 or heavier wall pipe listed
					 in Table C1 of ANSI B16.5.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-88 - Plastic pipe

Current through June, 2024
(a) General. A
				  plastic pipe joint that is joined by solvent cement, adhesive, or heat fusion
				  may not be disturbed until it has properly set. Plastic pipe may not be joined
				  by a threaded joint or miter joint.
(b) Solvent cement joints. Each solvent
				  cement joint on plastic pipe must comply with the following:
(1) The mating surfaces of the joint must be
				  clean, dry, and free of material which might be detrimental to the
				  joint;
(2) The solvent cement must
				  conform to ASTM Specification D 2513; and
(3) The joint may not be heated to accelerate
				  the setting of the cement.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-89 - Plastic pipe; qualifying joining procedures

Current through June, 2024
(a) Heat
				  fusion, solvent cement, and adhesive joints. Before any written procedure
				  established under section 6-77-84(b) is used for making plastic pipe joints by
				  a heat fusion, solvent cement, or adhesive method, the procedure must be
				  qualified by subjecting specimen joints made according to the procedure to the
				  following tests:
(1) The burst test
				  requirements of:
(A) In the case of
				  thermoplastic pipe, paragraph 8.6 (Sustained Pressure Test) or paragraph 8.7
				  (Minimum Hydrostatic Burst Pressure) of ASTM D2513; or
(B) In the case of thermosetting plastic
				  pipe, paragraph 8.5 (Minimum Hydrostatic Burst Pressure) or paragraph 8.9
				  (Sustained Static Pressure Test) of ASTM D2517;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-90 - Plastic pipe; qualifying persons to make joints

Current through June, 2024
(a) No
				  person may make a plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified
				  under the applicable joining procedure by:
(1)
				  Appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and
(2) Making a specimen joint from pipe
				  sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test
				  set forth in subsection (b).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING › Section 6-77-91 - Plastic pipe, inspection of joints

Current through June, 2024
No person may carry out the inspection of joints in plastic
					 pipes required by sections
					 6-77-84(c) and
					 6-77-90(b) unless
					 that person has been qualified by appropriate training or experience in
					 evaluating the acceptability of plastic pipe joints made under the applicable
					 joining procedure.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-92 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
This subchapter prescribes minimum requirements for
					 constructing transmission lines and mains.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-93 - Compliance with specifications or standards

Current through June, 2024
Each transmission line or main must be constructed in
					 accordance with comprehensive written specifications or standards that are
					 consistent with this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-94 - Inspection: general

Current through June, 2024
Each transmission line or main must be inspected to ensure
					 that it is constructed in accordance with this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-95 - Inspection of materials

Current through June, 2024
Each length of pipe and each other component must be
					 visually inspected at the site of installation to ensure that it has not
					 sustained any visually determinable damage that could impair its
					 serviceability.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-96 - Repair of steel pipe

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  imperfection or damage that impairs the serviceability of a length of steel
				  pipe must be repaired or removed. If a repair is made by grinding, the
				  remaining wall thickness must at least be equal to either:
(1) The minimum thickness required by the
				  tolerances in the specification to which the pipe was manufactured;
				  or
(2) The nominal wall thickness
				  required for the design pressure of the pipeline.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-97 - Repair of plastic pipe

Current through June, 2024
Each imperfection or damage that would impair the
					 serviceability of plastic pipe must be repaired by a patching saddle or
					 removed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-98 - Bends and elbows

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each field bend
				  in steel pipe, other than a wrinkle bend made in accordance with section
				  6-77-99, must comply with the following:
(1)
				  A bend must not impair the serviceability of the pipe;
(2) Each bend must have a smooth contour and
				  be free from buckling, cracks, or any other mechanical damage; and
(3) On pipe containing a longitudinal weld,
				  the longitudinal weld must be as near as practicable to the neutral axis of the
				  bend unless:
(A) The bend is made with an
				  internal bending mandrel; or
(B)
				  The pipe is twelve inches or less in outside diameter or has a diameter to wall
				  thickness ratio less than seventy.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-99 - Wrinkle bends in steel pipe

Current through June, 2024
(a) A wrinkle bend
				  may not be made on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop
				  stress of 30 percent, or more, of SMYS.
(b) Each wrinkle bend on steel pipe must
				  comply with the following:
(1) The bend must
				  not have any sharp kinks;
(2) When
				  measured along the crotch of the bend, the wrinkles must be a distance of at
				  least one pipe diameter;
(3) On
				  pipe sixteen inches or larger in diameter, the bend may not have a deflection
				  of more than
				  1-1/2E
				  for each wrinkle; and
(4) On pipe
				  containing a longitudinal weld the longitudinal seam must be as near as
				  practicable to the neutral axis of the bend.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-100 - Protection from hazards

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  transmission line or main must be protected from washouts, floods, unstable
				  soil, landslides, or other hazards that may cause the pipeline to move or to
				  sustain abnormal loads. In addition, offshore pipelines must be protected from
				  damage by mud slides, water currents, hurricanes, ship anchors, and fishing
				  operations.
(b) Each aboveground
				  transmission line or main, not located offshore or in inland navigable water
				  areas, must be protected from accidental damage by vehicular traffic or other
				  similar causes, either by being placed at a safe distance from the traffic or
				  by installing barricades.
(c)
				  Pipelines, including pipe risers, on each platform located offshore or in
				  inland navigable waters must be protected from accidental damage by
				  vessels.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-101 - Installation of pipe in a ditch

Current through June, 2024
(a) When installed
				  in a ditch, each transmission line that is to be operated at a pressure
				  producing hoop stress of twenty percent or more of SMYS must be installed so
				  that the pipe fits the ditch so as to minimize stresses and protect the pipe
				  coating from damage.
(b) When a
				  ditch for a transmission line or main is backfilled, it must be backfilled in a
				  manner that:
(1) Provides firm support under
				  the pipe; and
(2) Prevents damage
				  to the pipe and pipe coating from equipment or from the backfill
				  material.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-102 - Installation of plastic pipe

Current through June, 2024
(a) Plastic pipe
				  must be installed below ground level.
(b) Plastic pipe that is installed in a vault
				  or any other below grade enclosure must be completely encased in gas-tight
				  metal pipe and fittings that are adequately protected from corrosion.
(c) Plastic pipe must be installed so as to
				  minimize shear or tensile stresses.
(d) Thermoplastic pipe that is not encased
				  must have a minimum wall thickness of 0.090 inches, except that pipe with an
				  outside diameter of 0.875 inches or less may have a minimum wall thickness of
				  0.062 inches.
(e) Plastic pipe that
				  is not encased must have an electrically conductive wire or other means of
				  locating the pipe while it is underground.
(f) Plastic pipe that is being encased must
				  be inserted into the casing pipe in a manner that will protect the plastic. The
				  leading end of the plastic must be closed before insertion.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-103 - Casing

Current through June, 2024
Each casing used on a transmission line or main under a
					 railroad or highway must comply with the following:
(1) The casing must be designed to withstand
				  the superimposed loads;
(2) If
				  there is a possibility of water entering the casing, the ends must be
				  sealed;
(3) If the ends of an
				  invented casing are sealed and the sealing is strong enough to retain the
				  maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipe, the casing must be designed
				  to hold this pressure at a stress level of not more than seventy-two percent of
				  SMYS;
(4) If vents are installed on
				  a casing, the vents must be protected from the weather to prevent water from
				  entering the casing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-104 - Underground clearance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  transmission line must be installed with at least twelve inches of clearance
				  from any other underground structure not associated with the transmission line.
				  If this clearance cannot be attained, the transmission line must be protected
				  from damage that might result from the proximity of the other
				  structure.
(b) Each main must be
				  installed with enough clearance from any other underground structure to allow
				  proper maintenance and to protect against damage that might result from
				  proximity to other structures.
(c)
				  In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) or (b), each plastic
				  transmission line or main must be installed with sufficient clearance, or must
				  be insulated, from any source of heat so as to prevent the heat from impairing
				  the serviceability of the pipe.
(d)
				  Each pipe-type or bottle-type holder must be installed with a minimum clearance
				  from any other holder as prescribed in section 6-77-58(b).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 9 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS › Section 6-77-105 - Cover

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and
				  (e), each buried transmission line must be installed with a minimum cover as
				  follows:
| Normal
| Consolidated
Location
|soil
| rock
Inches
Class 1 locations.............|
30|
18
Class 2, 3, and 4 locations...|
36|
24
Drainage ditches of public |
|
roads and railroad crossings.|
36 |
24
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and
				  (d), each buried main must be installed with at least twenty four inches of
				  cover.
(c) Where an underground
				  structure prevents the installation of a transmission line or main with the
				  minimum cover, the transmission line or main may be installed with less cover
				  if it is provided with additional protection to withstand anticipated external
				  loads.
(d) A main may be installed
				  with less than twenty four inches of cover if the law of the State or
				  municipality:
(1) Establishes a minimum cover
				  of less than twenty-four inches;
(2) Requires that mains be installed in a
				  common trench with other utility lines; and
(3) Provides adequately for prevention of
				  damage to the pipe by external forces.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-106 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
This subchapter prescribes minimum requirements for
					 installing customer meters, service regulators, service lines, service line
					 valves, and service line connections to mains.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-107 - Customer meters and regulators: location

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  meter and service regulator, whether inside or outside of a building, must be
				  installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and
				  other damage. However, the upstream regulator in a series may be
				  buried.
(b) Each service regulator
				  installed within a building must be located as near as practicable to the point
				  of service line entrance.
(c) Each
				  meter installed within a building must be located in a ventilated place and not
				  less than three feet from any source of ignition or any source of heat which
				  might damage the meter.
(d) Where
				  feasible, the upstream regulator in a series must be located outside the
				  building, unless it is located in a separate metering or regulating
				  building.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-108 - Customer meters and regulators: protection from damage

Current through June, 2024
(a) Protection from vacuum or back pressure.
				  If the customer's equipment might
(b) Service regulator vents and relief vents.
				  Service regulator vents and relief vents must terminate outdoors, and the
				  outdoor terminal must:
(1) Be rain and insect
				  resistant;
(2) Be located at a
				  place where gas from the vent can escape freely into the atmosphere and away
				  from any opening into the building; and
(3) Be protected from damage caused by
				  submergence in areas where flooding may occur.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-109 - Customer meters and regulators: installation

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  meter and each regulator must be installed so as to minimize anticipated
				  stresses upon the connecting piping and the meter.
(b) When close all-thread nipples are used,
				  the wall thickness remaining after the threads are cut must meet the minimum
				  wall thickness requirements of this chapter.
(c) Connections made of lead or other easily
				  damaged material may not be used in the installation of meters or
				  regulators.
(d) Each regulator that
				  might release gas in its operation must be vented to the outside
				  atmosphere.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-110 - Customer meter installations: operating pressure

Current through June, 2024
(a) A meter may not be used at a pressure
				  that is more than sixty-seven percent of the manufacturer's shell test
				  pressure.
(b) Each newly installed
				  meter manufactured after November 12, 1970, must have been tested to a minimum
				  of 10 p.s.i.g.
(c) A rebuilt or
				  repaired tinned steel case meter may not be used at a pressure that is more
				  than fifty percent of the pressure used to test the meter after rebuilding or
				  repairing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-111 - Service lines: installation

Current through June, 2024
(a) Depth. Each
				  buried service line must be installed with at least twelve inches of cover in
				  private property and at least eighteen inches of cover in streets and roads.
				  However, where an underground structure prevents installation at those depths,
				  the service line must be able to withstand any anticipated external
				  load.
(b) Support and backfill.
				  Each service line must be properly supported on undisturbed or well compacted
				  soil, and material used for backfill must be free of materials that could
				  damage the pipe or its coating.
(c)
				  Grading for drainage. Where condensate in the gas might cause interruption in
				  the gas supply to the customer, the service line must be graded so as to drain
				  into the main or into drips at the low points in the service line.
(d) Protection against piping strain and
				  external loading. Each service line must be installed so as to minimize
				  anticipated piping strain and external loading.
(e) Installation of service lines into
				  buildings. Each underground service line installed below grade through the
				  outer foundation wall of a building must:
(1)
				  In the case of a metal service line, be protected against corrosion;
(2) In the case of a plastic service line, be
				  protected from shearing action and backfill settlement; and
(3) Be sealed at the foundation wall to
				  prevent leakage into the building.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-112 - Service lines: valve requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each service
				  line must have a service-line valve that meets the applicable requirements of
				  subchapters 4 and
				  6. A valve incorporated in a meter bar,
				  that allows the meter to be bypassed, may not be used as a service line
				  valve.
(b) A soft seat service line
				  valve may not be used if its ability to control the flow of gas could be
				  adversely affected by exposure to anticipated heat.
(c) Each service-line valve on a
				  high-pressure service line, installed above ground or in an area where the
				  blowing of gas would be hazardous, must be designed and constructed to minimize
				  the possibility of the removal of the core of the valve with other than
				  specialized tools.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-113 - Service lines: location of valves

Current through June, 2024
(a) Relation to
				  regulator or meter. Each service line valve must be installed upstream of the
				  regulator or, if there is no regulator, upstream of the meter.
(b) Outside valves. Each service line must
				  have a shut-off valve in a readily accessible location, that, if feasible, is
				  outside of the building.
(c)
				  Underground valves. Each underground service line valve must be located in a
				  covered durable curb box or standpipe that allows ready operation of the valve
				  and is supported independently of the service lines.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-114 - Service lines: general requirements for connections to main piping

Current through June, 2024
(a) Location. Each service-line connection to
				  a main must be located at the top of the main or, if that is not practical, at
				  the side of the main, unless a suitable protective device is installed to
				  minimize the possibility of dust and moisture being carried from the main into
				  the service line.
(b)
				  Compression-type connection to main. Each compression-type service line to main
				  connection must:
(1) Be designed and
				  installed to effectively sustain the longitudinal pull-out or thrust forces
				  caused by contraction or expansion of the piping, or by anticipated external or
				  internal loading; and
(2) If
				  gaskets are used in connecting the service line to the main connection fitting,
				  have gaskets that are compatible with the kind of gas in the system.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-115 - Service lines: connections to cast iron or ductile iron mains

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each service line connected to a cast
				  iron or ductile iron main must be connected by a mechanical clamp, by drilling
				  and tapping the main, or by another method meeting the requirements of section
				  6-77-84.
(b) If a threaded tap is
				  being inserted, the requirements of sections 6-77-46(b) and (c) must also be
				  met.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-116 - Service lines: steel

Current through June, 2024
Each steel service line to be operated at less than 100
					 p.s.i.g. must be constructed of pipe designed for a minimum of 100
					 p.s.i.g.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-117 - Service lines: cast iron and ductile iron

Current through June, 2024
(a) Cast
				  or ductile iron pipe less than six inches in diameter may not be installed for
				  service lines.
(b) If cast iron
				  pipe or ductile iron pipe is installed for use in a service line, the part of
				  the service line which extends through the building wall must be of steel
				  pipe.
(c) A cast iron or ductile
				  iron service line may not be installed in unstable soil or under a
				  building.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-118 - Service lines: plastic

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each plastic
				  service line outside a building must be installed below ground level, except
				  that it may terminate above ground and outside the building, if:
(1) The above ground part of the plastic
				  service line is protected against deterioration and external damage;
				  and
(2) The plastic service line is
				  not used to support external loads.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-119 - Service lines: copper

Current through June, 2024
Each copper service line installed within a building must
					 be protected against external damage.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 10 - CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES › Section 6-77-120 - New service lines not in use

Current through June, 2024
Each service line that is not placed in service upon
					 completion of installation must comply with one of the following until the
					 customer is supplied with gas:
(1) the
				  valve that is closed to prevent the flow of gas to the customer must be
				  provided with a locking device or other means designed to prevent the opening
				  of the valve by persons other than those authorized by the operator;
(2) A mechanical device or fitting that will
				  prevent the flow of gas must be installed in the service line or in the meter
				  assembly; or
(3) The customer's
				  piping must be physically disconnected from the gas supply and the open pipe
				  ends sealed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-121 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
This subchapter prescribes minimum requirements for the
					 protection of metallic pipelines from external, internal, and atmospheric
					 corrosion.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-122 - Applicability to converted pipelines

Current through June, 2024
Notwithstanding the date the pipeline was installed or any
					 earlier deadlines for compliance, each pipeline which qualifies for use under
					 this chapter in accordance with section
					 6-77-18 must meet the requirements
					 of this subchapter specifically applicable to pipelines installed before August
					 1, 1971, and all other applicable requirements within one year after the
					 pipeline is readied for service. However, the requirements of this subchapter
					 specifically applicable to pipelines installed after July 31, 1971, apply if
					 the pipeline substantially meets those requirements before it is readied for
					 service or it is a segment which is replaced, relocated, or substantially
					 altered.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-123 - General

Current through June, 2024
Each operator shall establish procedures to implement the
					 requirements of this subchapter. These procedures, including those for the
					 design, installation, operation and maintenance of cathodic protection systems,
					 must be carried out by, or under the direction of, a person qualified by
					 experience and training in pipeline corrosion control
					 methods.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-124 - External corrosion control: buried or submerged pipelines installed after July 31, 1971

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in subsections (b), (c), and (f), each buried or submerged pipeline
				  installed after July 31, 1971, must be protected against external corrosion,
				  including the following:
(1) It must have an
				  external protective coating meeting the requirements of section
				  6-77-127;
(2) It must have a
				  cathodic protection system designed to protect the pipeline in its entirety in
				  accordance with this subchapter, installed and placed in operation within one
				  year after completion of construction.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-125 - External corrosion control: buried or submerged pipelines installed before August 1, 1971

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except for
				  buried at compressor, regulator, and measuring stations, each buried or
				  submerged transmission line installed before August 1, 1971, that has an
				  effective external coating must be cathodically protected along the entire area
				  that is effectively coated, in accordance with this subchapter. For the
				  purposes of this subchapter, a pipeline does not have an effective external
				  coating if its cathodic protection current requirements are substantially the
				  same as if it were bare. The operator shall make tests to determine the
				  cathodic protection current requirements.
(b) Except for cast iron or ductile iron,
				  each of the following buried or submerged pipelines installed before August 1,
				  1971, must be cathodically protected in accordance with this subchapter in
				  areas in which active corrosion is found:
(1)
				  Bare or ineffectively coated transmission lines;
(2) Bare or coated pipes at compressor,
				  regulator, and measuring stations; and
(3) Bare or coated distribution lines. The
				  operator shall determine the areas of active corrosion by electrical survey, or
				  where electrical survey is impractical, by the study of corrosion and leak
				  history records by leak detection survey, or by other means.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-126 - External corrosion control: examination of buried pipeline when exposed

Current through June, 2024
Whenever an operator has knowledge that any portion of a
					 buried pipeline is exposed, the exposed portion must be examined for evidence
					 of external corrosion if the pipe is bare, or if the coating is deteriorated.
					 If external corrosion is found, remedial action must be taken to the extent
					 required by section
					 6-77-138 and the applicable
					 provisions of sections
					 6-77-139,
					 6-77-140,
					 6-77-141.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-127 - External corrosion control: protective coating

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  external protective coating, whether conductive or insulating, applied for the
				  purpose of external corrosion control must:
(1) Be applied on a properly prepared
				  surface;
(2) Have sufficient
				  adhesion to the metal surface to effectively resist underfilm migration of
				  moisture;
(3) Be sufficiently
				  ductile to resist cracking;
(4)
				  Have sufficient strength to resist damage due to handling and soil stress;
				  and
(5) Have properties compatible
				  with any supplemental cathodic protection.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-128 - External corrosion control: cathodic protection

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each cathodic protection system required
				  by this subchapter must provide a level of cathodic protection that complies
				  with one or more of the applicable criteria contained in Appendix D. If none of
				  these criteria is applicable, the cathodic protection system must provide a
				  level of cathodic protection at least equal to that provided by compliance with
				  one or more of these criteria.
(b)
				  If amphoteric metals are included in a buried or submerged pipeline containing
				  a metal of different anodic potential:
(1)
				  The amphoteric metals must be electrically isolated from the remainder of the
				  pipeline and cathodically protected; or
(2) The entire buried or submerged pipeline
				  must be cathodically protected at a cathodic potential that meets the
				  requirements of Appendix D for amphoteric metals.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 11 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL › Section 6-77-129 - External corrosion control: monitoring

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  pipeline that is under cathodic protection must be tested at least once each
				  calendar year, but with intervals not exceeding fifteen months, to determine
				  whether the cathodic protection meets the requirements of section 6-77-128.
				  However, if tests at those intervals are impractical for separately protected
				  short sections of mains or transmission lines; not in excess of 100 feet, or
				  separately protected service lines, these pipelines may be surveyed on a
				  sampling basis. At least ten percent of these protected structures, distributed
				  over the entire system must be surveyed each calendar year, with a different
				  ten percent checked each subsequent year, so that the entire system is tested
				  in each ten-year period.
(b) Each
				  cathodic protection rectifier or other impressed current power source must be
				  inspected six times each calendar year, but with intervals not exceeding two
				  and one-half months, to insure that it is operating.
(c) Each reverse current switch, each diode,
				  and each interference bond whose failure would jeopardize structure protection
				  must be electrically checked for proper performance six times each calendar
				  year, but with intervals not exceeding two and one-half months. Each other
				  interference bond must be checked at least once each calendar year, but with
				  intervals not exceeding fifteen months.
(d) Each operator shall take prompt remedial
				  action to correct any deficiencies indicated by the monitoring.
(e) After the initial evaluation required by
				  sections 6-77-124(b) and (c), and section 6-77-125(b), each operator shall, at
				  intervals not exceeding three years, reevaluate its unprotected pipelines and
				  cathodically protect them in accordance with this subchapter in areas in which
				  active corrosion is found. The operator shall determine the areas of active
				  corrosion by electrical survey, or where electrical survey is impractical, by
				  the study of corrosion and leak history records, by leak detection survey, or
				  by other means.