(a) All references in this section to
PIPE or PIPELINES shall mean salt water pipelines.
(b) No pipeline for the transportation of saltwater shall be constructed, installed, maintained, repaired, replaced, modified, removed or operated within the city without first obtaining a pipeline permit from the city.
(c) Salt water pipe shall be installed beneath all city utilities, no seams shall be allowed within city right-of-way and minimum cover to the top of the pipe shall be at the discretion of the city based on existing or planned utilities. The pipeline crossings must pass through a casing of a design and constructed in accordance with the United States Department of Transportation standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 192.323 (Casing) as same exists on the date of the adoption of this article.
(d) All infrastructure included under this section shall be designed and sealed by a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas.
(e) (1) All new or replacement pipe or pipelines shall be installed in such a manner that the pipelines clear the lowest city utility by a minimum of five feet. In areas where no city utilities are present, pipelines shall be covered and must be not less than 36 inches below the existing ground level as verified and approved by the inspector. Prior to installation, the owner of the pipeline shall submit to the director of planning and development and the gas inspector the pipeline design criteria, including but not limited to, operating pressures, pipeline gradient and elevation to sea level, location, pipe ASTM grade, pipe manufacturer, pipe wall thickness, pipeline capacity and volume. Prior to and subsequent to installation of each segment of new or replacement pipeline, the pipe and pipeline must receive and pass an on-site inspection of the compliance with design criteria and the process of installation. The design submittal must be signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in the State of Texas.
(2) The depth requirements in this subsection (d) shall not apply to piping constructed or installed within the secondary containment perimeter of the tank battery, which piping may be placed at ground level.
(f) Pipe location information shall be provided to the city in an electronic format acceptable to the director of planning and development.
(g) It is the joint and several responsibility of the owner and the operator of any and all pipeline to maintain the markers in accordance with this article. The location of all new or replacement pipe and pipelines shall be marked by the owner(s) thereof or by the person installing or operating such pipelines as follows.
(1) Marker signs shall be placed at all locations where pipe or pipelines cross property boundary lines and at each side of a public street or road right-of-way which the pipe or pipeline crosses.
(2) The top of all marker signs shall be a minimum of four feet above ground level, and the support post must be sufficient to support the marker sign and shall be painted yellow or such other color as may be approved by the director of transportation and public works or his or her designee.
(3) All marker signs shall be a minimum of twelve (12) inches square and shall be marked as “S.W. Pipe Line.”
(4) All marker signs shall contain the name of the owner and operator of the pipeline and a 24-hour local contact number.
(5) Pipelines shall be marked along their entire length with a buried metal wire and metallic flag tape.
(6) The pipeline operator shall annually replace signage that has been lost, damaged or removed.
(h) General pipeline design requirements. All infrastructure included under this memorandum shall be designed and sealed by a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas and all pipelines shall:
(1) Have a maximum inside diameter of 12 inches;
(2) Consist of material approved by the city; and
(3) Be monitored by a SCADA system that allows shutdown via automatic valves spaced at each well head, major pipeline junctions, at the influent and effluent of the recycling unit(s), and prior to ultimate disposal.
(Ord. 18449-02-2009, § 1, passed 2-3-2009, eff. 2-10-2009)