# Maps and Records

**Citation:** RCSA § 16-280b-B22  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority  
**Effective:** 2025-06-11  
**Published:** 2025-06-11

(a) Not later than January 1, 2032, each Operator shall utilize a GIS to accurately map the location, using Global Positioning System coordinates, or equivalent methods, of all Mains and Service Lines. (b) The following information, as applicable, shall be accessible through the GIS for each Main and Service Line and b

## Document text

(a) Not later than January 1, 2032, each Operator shall utilize a GIS to accurately map the location, using Global Positioning System coordinates, or equivalent methods, of all Mains and Service Lines. (b) The following information, as applicable, shall be accessible through the GIS for each Main and Service Line and be maintained for the life of each Main and Service Line: (1) date of installation; (2) material description; (3) Pipe size; (4) Pipe wall thickness or standard dimension ratio; (5) manufacturer; (6) date of manufacture; (7) all relevant identification numbers for materials and components, including model, serial, batch, lot and heat numbers; (8) pressure regulating or relieving device interchangeable components, such as orifice size and spring pressure range; (9) maximum design pressure; (10) specified minimum yield strength; (11) hydrostatic design basis; (12) MAOP; (13) depth, at intervals of not more than 40 feet and at any location where depth changes significantly; (14) locations where Pipe is subject to sections 16-280b-B18(a)(1) or 16-280b- B18(c)(1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or has less cover than was required at the time of installation; (15) locations where Pipe has less than 12 inches of clearance from non-Operator owned below-ground Utilities; (16) locations where Pipe was inserted into a Conduit; (17) locations where Pipe has less than 12 inches of clearance; (18) locations where plastic Pipe has been squeezed-off; (19) locations of inoperable valves; (20) location of each weld and each name of any Welder or Welding Operator who performed such welding; 32 (21) location of each plastic Pipe joint and the name of the individual who performed such joining; and (22) the geospatial limits of each cathodic protection system and all Pipe segments included in each of these systems. (c) For Pipeline Facilities that existed prior to January 1, 2032, the information required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, shall be limited to readily available data and new information gained over time through normal activities.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Search/getDocument?guid=%7BE04F6097-0000-CC1C-9D68-25A0BA411C82%7D>
- Source ID: `ct-sots-rcsa-16-280b`
- SHA-256: `15fa88a36b60bd6e6f89b30dc15aaccf87e3f329d9332e643c6e342d2611d389`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T07:07:58.041Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T16:20:32.178Z
- Document slug: `ct-rcsa-16-280b-b22`

### Source metadata

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{
  "jurisdiction": "US-CT",
  "subtitle": "16-280b",
  "series": "B",
  "sectionNumber": 22,
  "secretaryFileNumber": 6446,
  "trackingNumber": "PR2023-019",
  "effectiveDateEvidence": "Secretary of the State confirmation states that the regulation became effective June 11, 2025.",
  "scopeCaveat": "This corpus contains all 117 dedicated pipeline-safety sections newly codified as RCSA 16-280b-A1 through A75, B1 through B32, and C1 through C10 by Connecticut Secretary of the State File Number 6446. The filing also amends four adjacent legacy utility provisions and repeals eleven obsolete 16-11 provisions; those actions are retained as provenance and inventory rather than mixed into the dedicated searchable corpus.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability varies by natural-gas or petroleum-gas operator, public-service-company status, pipeline facility, master-meter or petroleum-gas distribution system, activity, waiver, and federal jurisdiction. PURA states that Connecticut has no intrastate transmission or gathering lines and that hazardous-liquid pipelines remain under PHMSA jurisdiction.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "The rules supplement and repeatedly incorporate federal pipeline requirements, generally as amended from time to time, and rely on Connecticut statutes and external standards. References are recorded without reproducing incorporated material or deciding federal preemption or facility-specific legal effect.",
  "publicationCaveat": "The authenticated final filing was posted to the Connecticut eRegulations System and became effective June 11, 2025. It is used instead of the older browse pages, some of which still display pre-2025 text and stale update labels.",
  "rights": "Official Connecticut legal and agency materials are retained with attribution and cryptographic provenance. State marks, site presentation, forms, annotations, and incorporated federal or privately authored material require separate review.",
  "rightsReviewRequired": true,
  "region": "CT"
}
```