{"operation":"document","citation":"RCSA § 16-280b-A39","title":"Pipe clearances","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"2025-06-11","effective_on":"2025-06-11","summary":"(a) A minimum of 12 inches of clearance between below-ground Pipelines and all non- Operator owned below-ground Utilities shall be maintained, unless the: (1) Operator approves a variance; (2) Authority approves, in writing, prior to the Pipeline being Placed In Service, a variance for a clearance less than 6 inches; (","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a39.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a39.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ct-rcsa-16-280b-a39","source_url":"https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Search/getDocument?guid=%7BE04F6097-0000-CC1C-9D68-25A0BA411C82%7D","body":"(a) A minimum of 12 inches of clearance between below-ground Pipelines and all non- Operator owned below-ground Utilities shall be maintained, unless the: (1) Operator approves a variance; (2) Authority approves, in writing, prior to the Pipeline being Placed In Service, a variance for a clearance less than 6 inches; (3) Authority approves, in writing, prior to a non-Operator owned below-ground Utility being installed, a variance for a clearance less than 6 inches; and (4) Records of each approved variance include the reason for the variance, the location of the variance, clearance measurements and any protection measure utilized. (b) Below-ground Pipelines shall not be stacked vertically with other below-ground Utilities, except at crossings.","truncated":false,"body_characters":753}