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Pipelines
- Federal regulation by Department of Transportation and Special Programs Administration
- Regulated by State Corporation Commission, both liquid and gas pipelines
- DEQ regulates liquid pipelines as "facilities" under the Oil Discharge Contingency Plan program as per Facility and Aboveground Storage Tank Regulation 9VAC 25-91-10 et seq.
- All discharges and threat of discharges must be reported to locality and to the state.
- All pipelines are subject to Aboveground Storage Tank and Pipeline Facility Financial Responsibility Requirements 9VAC 25-640-10 et seq.
- In the event of a discharge from a pipeline, the operator shall conduct a Groundwater Characterization Study as required by DEQ and indentify natural resources at risk, including public and private wells or springs which could reasonably be expected to be impacted by the discharge.