Service Lines: Location of Valves [49 CFR 192.365]

(A)A. Relation to Regulator or Meter. Each service-line valve must be installed upstream of the regulator or, if there is no regulator, upstream of the meter. [49 CFR 192.365(a)]#

(B)B. Outside Valves. Each service line must have a shut-off valve in a readily accessible location that, if feasible, is outside of the building. [49 CFR 192.365(b)]#

(C)C. Underground Valves. Each underground service-line valve must be located in a covered durable curb box or standpipe that allows ready operation of the valve and is supported independently of the service lines. [49 CFR 192.365(c)]#

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.#

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:234 (April 1983), amended LR 10:526 (July 1984), LR 30:1249 (June 2004).#