{"operation":"document","citation":"RCSA § 16-280b-A33","title":"Backfill","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"2025-06-11","effective_on":"2025-06-11","summary":"All below-ground Pipelines, where backfill is required, shall be installed with free-draining fill that completely passes through a 3/8-inch sieve, unless the Pipelines are otherwise protected; and any Pipeline: (1) not exceeding 2 inches in diameter shall be installed with at least 2 inches of fill above and below suc","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a33.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a33.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a33","source_url":"https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Search/getDocument?guid=%7BE04F6097-0000-CC1C-9D68-25A0BA411C82%7D","body":"All below-ground Pipelines, where backfill is required, shall be installed with free-draining fill that completely passes through a 3/8-inch sieve, unless the Pipelines are otherwise protected; and any Pipeline: (1) not exceeding 2 inches in diameter shall be installed with at least 2 inches of fill above and below such Pipeline, prior to compaction; or (2) exceeding 2 inches in diameter shall be installed with at least 3 inches of fill below and on the sides and at least 6 inches above such Pipeline, prior to compaction.","truncated":false,"body_characters":527}