7 Colo. Code Regs. § 1101-16-3-3
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 7 CCR 1101-16-3-3 - Retail Dispensers for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)(a) For the purposes of this regulation, compressed natural gas shall be identified by the term "Compressed Natural Gas" or "CNG." This is spelled out in the definition.(b) All CNG kept, offered or exposed for sale and sold at retail as a vehicle fuel shall be measured in terms of mass (pounds or kilograms), and indicated in the gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE), diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) units, or mass (pounds or kilograms).(c) Each retail dispenser of CNG shall be labeled as "Compressed Natural Gas."(d) All retail CNG dispensers shall be labeled with the gallon equivalent conversion factor in terms of pounds or kilograms. The label shall be permanently and conspicuously displayed on the face of the dispenser and shall have either the statement "1 CNG Gasoline Gallon Equivalent (GGE) is equal to 5.660 lbs (2.567 kg) of CNG" or "1 CNG Diesel Gallon Equivalent (DGE) is equal to 6.384 lbs (2.895 kg) of CNG" consistent with the method of sale used.(e) CNG shall be dispensed into vehicle fuel containers with working pressures of 3,600 PSI (24,821 kPa). The dispenser shall be labeled 3,000 PSI (20,684 kPa), or 3,600 PSI (24,821 kPa) corresponding to the pressure of the CNG dispensed by each fueling hose.(f) NFPA labeling requirements also apply. Refer to NFPA 52.(g) CNG fueling nozzles for use with vehicles less than 10,000 lbs (4,500kg) GVWR shall comply with ANSI/AGA/CGA NGV 1.(h) Alternate nozzles than those described in Section 3-3 (g) used for fueling larger vehicles such as buses and trucks shall be designed to prevent the connection of a lower service pressure vehicle to a higher service pressure source.41 CR 16, August 25, 2018, effective 9/15/2018