{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 192.375","title":"Service lines: Plastic.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) Each plastic service line outside a building must be installed below ground level, except that—\n\n(1) It may be installed in accordance with § 192.321(g); and\n\n(2) It may terminate above ground level and outside the building, if—\n\n(i) The above ground level part of the plastic service line is pro","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-375.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-375.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-375","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.375","body":"(a) Each plastic service line outside a building must be installed below ground level, except that—\n\n(1) It may be installed in accordance with § 192.321(g); and\n\n(2) It may terminate above ground level and outside the building, if—\n\n(i) The above ground level part of the plastic service line is protected against deterioration and external damage;\n\n(ii) The plastic service line is not used to support external loads; and\n\n(iii) The riser portion of the service line meets the design requirements of § 192.204.\n\n(b) Each plastic service line inside a building must be protected against external damage.\n\n[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-78, 61 FR 28785, June 6, 1996; Amdt. 192-124, 83 FR 58719, Nov. 20, 2018]","truncated":false,"body_characters":732}