# Distribution systems: Leak repair.

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 49 CFR 192.720
- **title:** Distribution systems: Leak repair.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2026-08-18
- **summary:** Mechanical leak repair clamps installed after January 22, 2019 may not be used as a permanent repair method for plastic pipe.

[Amdt. 192-124, 83 FR 58719, Nov. 20, 2018]
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Mechanical leak repair clamps installed after January 22, 2019 may not be used as a permanent repair method for plastic pipe.

[Amdt. 192-124, 83 FR 58719, Nov. 20, 2018]
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