# 8001 Rules to Establish an Intrastate Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Program - 2.0 Regulations

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8001-2.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2009-09-11  
**Published:** 2009-09-01

Regulations. 2.1 The minimum standards governing the design, construction, fabrication, installation, inspection, reporting, testing, operation, maintenance, protection, and the safety aspects of operation and maintenance of Regulated Facilities shall be those standards set forth in Parts 191, 192 and 193 of the Federal Regulations, as applicable.

2.2 The minimum standa

## Document text

2.1 The minimum standards governing the design, construction, fabrication, installation, inspection, reporting, testing, operation, maintenance, protection, and the safety aspects of operation and maintenance of Regulated Facilities shall be those standards set forth in Parts 191, 192 and 193 of the Federal Regulations, as applicable.

2.2 The minimum standards governing the drug and alcohol testing required of operators of Regulated Facilities shall be those standards set forth in Part 199 of the Federal Regulations.

2.3 The conversion of Liquefied Natural Gas to a gaseous state and subsequent injection into a Pipeline facility shall be done in a manner which does not reduce the level of odorization within the system to below that required by Part 192 of the Federal Regulations.

2.4 All Operators shall conduct Gas Leak Surveys in accordance with and at such intervals as are provided under the Federal Regulations.

2.5 Each Operator conducting Gas Leak Surveys shall, for a minimum of seven (7) years, maintain records of leaks detected during the Surveys. Such records shall be available for inspection by the Staff, subject to the provisions of 26 Del.C. §213, to the extent applicable

2.6 Each Operator shall identify a Leak Classification and Action Criteria applicable to the Pipeline facilities it operates in Delaware, which classification and criteria shall be consistent with the Federal Regulations. Each Operator shall institute and maintain on a continuing basis, records that identify any leaks discovered on the Pipeline facilities it operates, which records shall include, at a minimum, the location, date of discovery, classification under the Operator's Leak Classification and Action Criteria, and the steps taken in response to such leaks.

2.7 Cast-iron pipe in sizes 4-inch and smaller shall not be installed in Pipeline facilities beginning thirty (30) days after approval of these Regulations.This requirement shall not be construed to require replacement of any such pipe installed prior to such time.

2.8 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations to the contrary, the Commission shall have no authority to enforce any of these Regulations as they pertain to interstate Pipeline facilities.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8001>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:58:10.365Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8001-2-0`

### Source metadata

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  "legalScope": "Complete current Regulation 8001 core intrastate gas-pipeline compliance program.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Regulation 8001 applies to covered intrastate gas pipeline and LNG facilities and expressly excludes Commission enforcement as to interstate pipeline facilities. Operator, facility, fuel, customer-count, public-place, federal jurisdiction, and waiver status must be checked before applying a provision.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Regulation 8001 dynamically references 49 U.S.C. chapter 601 and 49 CFR Parts 190, 191, 192, 193, 198, and 199 as amended. This connector records those references but does not reproduce the incorporated federal provisions.",
  "rights": "Delaware provides authenticated Administrative Code PDFs under its Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act implementation, but the Regulations site does not state a general open-content license. Preserve attribution and provenance; review redistribution of site presentation, state marks, linked forms, and incorporated federal or third-party material separately.",
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