# Telemetry Equipment

**Citation:** RCSA § 16-280b-B30  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority  
**Effective:** 2025-06-11  
**Published:** 2025-06-11

(a) Not later than January 1, 2037, Telemetry Equipment shall be installed and transmit the data described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection to the locations specified in subsection (d) of this section: (1) the inlet and outlet pressures at Gate Stations and District Regulator Stations; (2) any 

## Document text

(a) Not later than January 1, 2037, Telemetry Equipment shall be installed and transmit the data described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection to the locations specified in subsection (d) of this section: (1) the inlet and outlet pressures at Gate Stations and District Regulator Stations; (2) any data necessary to ensure proper operation of any odorization equipment; (3) the output from fire and Gas detection devices at all Gate Stations; (4) the output from an intrusion detection device on all building doors at Gate Stations; (5) Gas temperature downstream of the last pressure regulating device at a Gate Station or District Regulator Station with Gas heating equipment; and (6) the pressure at sufficient locations downstream of Gate Stations and District Regulator Stations such that the Operator can ensure reliable Gas delivery, including, but not limited to, approximate system endpoints and Gas flow null 38 points based on system modeling. These locations shall be reviewed every 10 years. If necessary, locations shall be relocated not later than 1 year after the review. (b) Where environmental or operational hazards have a history of substantially affecting operating pressure in a Pipeline, the Operator shall add Telemetry Equipment to monitor for the hazard. (c) Telemetry Equipment shall transmit data at sufficient intervals to ensure the Pipeline Facility is operating safely. (d) Data transmitted from Telemetry Equipment shall be continuously monitored from a Control Room by the Operator, except that data from intrusion detection devices shall be continuously monitored at a Control Room or a location that handles security. (e) Temporary Telemetry Equipment not installed as a requirement of subsections (a) or (b) of this section, does not need to meet the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (f) Vehicle protection is required for Telemetry Equipment cabinets which contain Gas and where vehicular damage may be anticipated, except where Gas supply is limited by an excess flow valve. (g) Each Operator shall have a process for conducting inspections of Telemetry Equipment at least once each calendar year, but at intervals not exceeding 15 months. Not later than 7 calendar days after any deficiencies are found that impact monitoring, they shall be remediated, unless an extension is approved by the Authority in writing.

## 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: `0115df4c8d5a198b6d969233b7a0644d44caa09def55438e6692092550a0393d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T07:07:58.041Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T22:45:01.312Z
- Document slug: `ct-rcsa-16-280b-b30`

### Source metadata

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  "subtitle": "16-280b",
  "series": "B",
  "sectionNumber": 30,
  "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.",
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