{"operation":"document","citation":"RCSA § 16-280b-A19","title":"Notifications","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"2025-06-11","effective_on":"2025-06-11","summary":"Each Operator shall notify the Authority as soon as practicable but not later than 1 hour after an Operator can reasonably determine, based on information available to the Operator that any of the following involving an Operator's Pipeline Facilities have occurred: (1) damage during excavation, excluding damage limited","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a19.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a19.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a19","source_url":"https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Search/getDocument?guid=%7BE04F6097-0000-CC1C-9D68-25A0BA411C82%7D","body":"Each Operator shall notify the Authority as soon as practicable but not later than 1 hour after an Operator can reasonably determine, based on information available to the Operator that any of the following involving an Operator's Pipeline Facilities have occurred: (1) damage during excavation, excluding damage limited to Pipe coating; (2) the unexpected or uncontrolled release of Gas because of operations and maintenance activities; (3) explosion or fire; (4) the mandatory evacuation of a building or area ordered by the Operator or an emergency responder due to Gas odor; (5) the unplanned shutdown of a Main; 10 (6) unplanned interruption of service to two or more Service Lines along the same Main segment; (7) significant supply constraints involving transmission or a Peaking Facility with potential customer impact; (8) the use of a temporary natural Gas supply, other than a Peaking Facility, to maintain service; (9) the unplanned shutdown of a railroad system; (10) news media coverage; (11) exceedance of the MAOP of a Pipeline plus allowable buildup pursuant to 49 CFR 192.201, as amended from time to time; (12) exceedance of the MAOP of a Pipeline, except during maintenance; (13) odorant concentrations at which odorant becomes readily detectible by an individual with a normal sense of smell at greater than 0.9 percent Gas-in-air for natural Gas, or greater than 0.4 percent Gas-in-air for Petroleum Gas; (14) a cybersecurity breach on systems that affect a Pipeline Facility or a Peaking Facility; or (15) the physical security breach of a Peaking Facility, Gate Station or District Regulator Station.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1624}