Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 20 - Natural Gas and Jurisdictional Propane › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Gas Utilities, Master Meter Systems and Jurisdictional Propane Systems (815-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-20-00-1.7 - Equipment and Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Standard
				  Practice
1. The gas facilities of the LDC
				  shall be constructed, installed, maintained and operated in accordance with
				  accepted good engineering practice in the gas industry to assure, as far as
				  reasonably possible, continuity of service, uniformity, in the quality of
				  service furnished and the safety of persons and property.
2. In determining standard practice, the
				  Division has incorporated by reference in §§
											1.1(A) and (B)   of this
				  Part, and the LDC shall use, the applicable provisions of the most recent
				  editions of 49 C.F.R. Parts 190-199 and Part 40 Pipeline Safety Regulations,
				  NFPA 54 National Fuel & Gas Code, NFPA 58 Storage and Handling of Liquefied
				  Petroleum Gases, NFPA 59 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at
				  Utility Gas Plants, and NFPA 59A Production Storage and Handling of Liquefied
				  Natural Gas (LNG), except as any of the foregoing may in any particular case be
				  modified by statute, ordinance, orders, rules or regulations by governmental
				  bodies or agencies having jurisdiction. The LDC shall be guided by the
				  following American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publications:
a. ANSI/API 2530, "Orifice Metering of
				  Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon, A.G.A. Report No. 3," incorporated
				  by reference in §
												1.1(E)   of this Part, as follows:
(1) Part I, "General Equations and
				  Uncertainty Guidelines," (1990) (A.G.A. Catalog No. XQ9017).
(2) Part II, "Specification and Installation
				  Requirements," (1991) (A.G.A. Catalog No. XQ9104).
(3) Part III, "Natural Gas Applications,"
				  (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No. XQ9210).
(4) Part IV, "Background Development,
				  Implementation Procedures, and Sub-Routine Documentation for Empirical 33
				  Flange-Tapped Discharged Coefficient Equation," (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No.
				  XQ9211).
b. ANSI
				  B109.1, "Diaphragm Type - Gas Displacement Meters, Under 500 Cubic Feet per
				  Hour Capacity," (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No. X69218), incorporated by reference
				  in §
												1.1(F)   of this Part.
c.
				  ANSI B109.2, "Diaphragm Type - Gas Displacement Meters, 500 Cubic Feet per Hour
				  Capacity and Over," (1992) (A.G.A. Catalog No. X69219), incorporated by
				  reference in §
												1.1(F)   of this Part.
d. ANSI B109.3, "Gas Displacement Meters,
				  Rotary Type," (1992) (A.G.A.Catalog No. X69220), incorporated by reference in
				  §
												1.1(F)   of this Part.
e. ANSI
				  Z223.1 National Fuel Gas Code. The Division adopts by reference as rules, and
				  the LDC shall use, the following American Society for Testing and Materials
				  (ASTM) publications, incorporated by reference in §
												1.1(G)   of this Part:
(1) ASTM specification D-1826 "Calorific
				  Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range by Continuous Recording Calorimeter," (D
				  1826-88).
(2) ASTM specification
				  D-1945 "Method for Analysis of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography," (D 1945-91).
(3) ASTM specification D-3588
				  "Method for Calculating Calorific Value and Specific Gravity (Relative Density
				  of Gaseous Fuels)," (D 3588-91)