# CPUC General Order 112-F § 142 - PLASTIC PIPE

**Citation:** CPUC GO 112-F § 142  
**Type / status:** regulation / historical  
**Agency:** California Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** 2015-06-25  
**Published:** 2015-06-25

142.1 Plastic Pipe Storage - At the time of installation, plastic pipe to be used for gas transportation, shall not have been subjected to unprotected outdoor exposure longer than the time recommended by the manufacturer, the time period specified in the Operator’s operations and maintenance plan, o

## Document text

142.1 Plastic Pipe Storage - At the time of installation, plastic pipe to be used for gas transportation, shall not have been subjected to unprotected outdoor exposure longer than the time recommended by the manufacturer, the time period specified in the Operator’s operations and maintenance plan, or 4 years for medium density and 10 years for high density polyethylene pipe, whichever is least. The Operator must maintain documentation from the manufacturer to support all frequencies applied by the Operator for unprotected outdoor exposure.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M163/K327/163327660.PDF>
- Source ID: `ca-cpuc-go-112-f`
- SHA-256: `12341810e55618292810ce000eb8174560defc50ce3bf3e3f14afc89c22076a8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:57:47.831Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T08:46:52.396Z
- Document slug: `ca-cpuc-go-112-f-142`

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  "legalScope": "State gas-pipeline safety rules governing design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of covered gas gathering, transmission, distribution, LNG, gas-holder, and petroleum-gas vessel-station facilities, plus reporting and whistleblower requirements.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "General Order 112-F applies according to its own definitions and the California Public Utilities Commission's jurisdiction, including covered natural-gas transmission and distribution systems, master-meter systems, and covered LPG distribution systems. It supplements rather than supersedes applicable federal pipeline-safety requirements in 49 CFR Parts 191, 192, 193, and 199; current federal text, Commission waivers, later decisions, and operator-specific facts must also be checked.",
  "rightsCaveat": "The CPUC makes these official publications publicly accessible without authentication, but the CPUC website displays a State of California copyright notice and no source-specific open-data or redistribution license was identified. Preserve official attribution and source links, and assess California website terms before commercial redistribution.",
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