# 8003 Natural Gas Service Reliability and System Planning Standards - 3.0 Gas Service Reliability and System Planning

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8003-3.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2020-10-11  
**Published:** 2020-10-01

Gas Service Reliability and System Planning. 3.1 Each GDC shall install, design, construct, operate, and maintain its Delivery Facilities in conformity with the requirements set forth in the GDC's operations, maintenance and emergency manuals, federal pipeline safety regulations contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") Part 192, and Delaware Pipeline Safety Compliance Programs or their succe

## Document text

3.1 Each GDC shall install, design, construct, operate, and maintain its Delivery Facilities in conformity with the requirements set forth in the GDC's operations, maintenance and emergency manuals, federal pipeline safety regulations contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") Part 192, and Delaware Pipeline Safety Compliance Programs or their successor organizations.

3.2 Each GDC shall develop and maintain a System Planning and Modeling Program as described in Section 5.0 to ensure the safety, Reliability, and quality of Natural Gas Service of its Natural Gas Distribution System.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8003>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `e0bc69af51332522c39244ae272bb1c1d6a7095fd2a74fbc6c3011d8d6f95266`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:57:52.233Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8003-3-0`

### Source metadata

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  "regulatoryGroup": "8000 Gas Regulations",
  "regulationNumber": "8003",
  "section": "3.0",
  "scopeKind": "adjacent-gas-reliability",
  "legalScope": "Complete current Regulation 8003 adjacent natural-gas distribution reliability and system-planning standards, retained because it expressly requires federal and Delaware pipeline-safety compliance.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Regulation 8003 is adjacent gas-distribution reliability and system-planning coverage, not the core Delaware pipeline-safety compliance code. It applies to Delaware gas distribution companies and does not displace 49 CFR Part 192, Regulation 8001, utility manuals, Commission orders, or other law.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Regulation 8003 requires conformity with 49 CFR Part 192 and Delaware pipeline-safety programs while adding state reliability and planning duties. The federal regulation and utility manuals are not reproduced.",
  "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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