N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 14:7-1.16 - Odorization

(a) All gas in natural gas pipelines shall meet the standard for odorization in 49 CFR 192.625.

(b) Any gas having an insufficient odor of its own to serve as a warning agent in the event of the escape of unburnt gas shall be odorized with a suitable odorant. The Board shall be notified of the type of odorant used and the rates at which it will be added to the gas and the location of any odorization stations located within the State. A suitable log shall be kept showing the quantity of odorant added and the volume of gas odorized.

(c) An operator shall make periodic tests, on at least a monthly basis, at various end points in each system, to determine the adequacy of the odorization of the gas. The operator shall make and maintain, a suitable record of each test.

(d) The operator shall immediately report any indication of insufficient levels of odorant to the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety, regardless of how the operator becomes aware of such indication.

(e) Equipment for introduction of the odorant into the gas shall be so designed as to provide a uniform level of odor in the gas. The equipment and facilities for handling the odorant shall be located where the escape of odorant would not be a nuisance.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.16

Amended by R.1998 d.146, effective 3/16/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 5184(a), 30 N.J.R. 1050(a).
Rewrote (a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.29 and amended by R.2009 d.69, effective 3/2/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4915(a), 41 N.J.R. 1083(a).
Rewrote the section. Former N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.16, Corrosion control, repealed.