California Health and Safety Code
§ 42710
HSC § 42710 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 26 · Part 4 · Ch. 6
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)The state board, in consultation with any local air district and the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation, shall develop a natural gas storage facility monitoring program that includes continuous monitoring of the ambient concentration of natural gas at sufficient locations throughout a natural gas storage facility or planned natural gas storage facility to identify natural gas leaks and the presence of natural gas emissions in the atmosphere. The continuous monitoring program may be supplemented by daily leak detection measurements.
(b)(1) The program shall include guidelines for the continuous monitoring which shall include, at minimum, optical gas imaging, where applicable, and accurate quantitative monitoring of natural gas concentrations. The program shall include protocols for both stationary and mobile monitoring, as well as fixed and temporary monitoring locations.
(2)The program shall require optical gas imaging when a large, ongoing leak occurs.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 4. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.