N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 203-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 203-4.5 - Pipeline or Compressor Station Blowdown

(a) Applicability: Blowdown activity at compressor stations and transmission pipelines greater than ten thousand (10,000) standard feet cubed (scf).

(b) Requirements.

(1) Planned blowdowns.

(i) Provide notification to the Department and appropriate local authorities fortyeight (48) hours in advance of a blowdown event; the notification shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

('a') Location

('b') Date

('c') Time and duration

('d') Contact person

('e') Reason for blowdown

('f') Estimated volume of release

(ii) If any of the information reported prior to the blowdown changed during or after the blowdown, another notification to the Department and appropriate local authorities shall be made with the updates no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the end of the blowdown.

(2) Unplanned blowdowns.

(i) Provide notification to the Department and appropriate local authorities within thirty (30) minutes of blowdown or as soon as it is safe to do so. The notification shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: