# Test Requirements for Plastic Pipelines \[49 CFR 192.513\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §2313  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. Each segment of a plastic pipeline must be tested in accordance with this Section. [49 CFR 192.513(a)] B. The test procedure must insure discovery of all potentially hazardous leaks in the segment being tested. [49 CFR 192.513(b)] C. The test pressure must be at least 150 percent of the maximum o

## Document text

A. Each segment of a plastic pipeline must be tested in accordance with this Section. [49 CFR 192.513(a)]

B. The test procedure must insure discovery of all potentially hazardous leaks in the segment being tested. [49 CFR 192.513(b)]

C. The test pressure must be at least 150 percent of the maximum operating pressure or 50 psi (345 kPa) gage, whichever is greater. However, the maximum test pressure may not be more than 2.5 times the pressure determined under §921, at a temperature not less than the pipe temperature during the test. [49 CFR 192.513(c)]

D. During the test, the temperature of thermoplastic material may not be more than 100°F (38°C), or the temperature at which the material's long-term hydrostatic strength has been determined under the listed specification, whichever is greater. [49 CFR 192.513(d)]

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:238 (April 1983), amended LR 10:530 (July 1984), LR 24:1312 (July 1998), LR 27:1546 (September 2001), LR 30:1257 (June 2004), LR 46:1588 (November 2020).

## Provenance

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