Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 804 – Additional duties of operators who are also underground pipeline …
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It shall be the duty of each underground pipeline facility operator to:
(1) Participate in the approved notification center.
(2) Provide as follows for inspection of pipelines that such operator has reason to believe could be damaged by excavation activities:
a. The inspection must be done as frequently as necessary during and after the excavation activities to verify the integrity of the pipeline; and
b. In case of blasting, any inspection must include leakage surveys.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 804
- Approved notification center: shall mean an organization identified by § 807 of this title and which complies with the requirements of § 807 of this title and is otherwise operated in accordance with the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations codified at 49 C. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802
- excavation: shall mean any operation in which earth, rock or other material in the ground is moved, removed or otherwise displaced or disturbed by means of any tools, equipment or explosives and includes, without limitation, grading, trenching, digging, dredging, ditching, drilling, augering, tunnelling, boring, backfilling, post pounding, driving objects into the ground, installation of form pins, hammering, scraping, cable or pipe plowing or driving, but does not include the surface cultivation of the soil for agricultural purposes, such as tilling, or patch-type paving where the same, including cutback, does not exceed 12 inches in depth measured from the surface of the pavement being patched. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802
- Operator: shall mean any person who furnishes or transports materials or services by means of a utility line. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802