(a) Each pipeline operator shall notify the State Fire Marshal and the local fire department having fire suppression responsibilities at least three working days prior to conducting a hydrostatic test which is required by this chapter. The notification shall include all of the following information:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the pipeline operator.

Terms Used In California Government Code 51014.3

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Pipeline: includes every intrastate pipeline used for the transportation of hazardous liquid substances or highly volatile liquid substances, including a common carrier pipeline, and all piping containing those substances located within a refined products bulk loading facility that is owned by a common carrier and is served by a pipeline of that common carrier, and the common carrier owns and serves by pipeline at least five of these facilities in the state. See California Government Code 51010.5
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(2) The specific location of the pipeline section to be tested and the location of the test equipment.

(3) The date and time the test is to be conducted.

(4) An invitation and a telephone number for local fire departments to call for further information on what they should do in the event of a leak during testing.

(5) The test medium.

(6) The name and telephone number of the independent testing firm or person responsible for certification of the test results.

(b) The State Fire Marshal may observe tests conducted pursuant to this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1277, Sec. 5.5.)

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