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Standards for customer service lines, meters and service regulators
(Plumber's Guide)
Download the Columbia Gas Pipeline Installation Standards guide (1.32 mb Adobe Acrobat document).

The information contained in Gas Pipeline Installation Standards is intended as a guide for installation of customer-owned service lines and meter settings. This is only a guide, and may not include all applicable codes, regulations, policies and procedures, or revisions.

Approved Materials for Gas Piping on Customer-Owned Services Lines:

Download the
Materials Manual (Adobe Acrobat document).
Download the
Materials Manual Supplement (Adobe Acrobat document).

This manual is the listing of approved materials for customer service lines, and supplements the "Standards for Customer Service Lines, Meters, and Service Regulators (Plumber's Guide)," for all Columbia Gas distribution companies of NiSource, Inc. (the Gas Company).

Operator Qualification:
On May 15, 2005 Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. (CPA) and Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (COH), subsidiaries of NiSource Inc. will begin on-site verification of Operator Qualifications and Drug and Alcohol Plans. The information included on this Web site is identical to information forwarded to plumbing contractors throughout the Columbia Gas service territory. Gas service will be (re) established only if the Columbia Gas technician can validate the plumber performing work on DOT jurisdictional facilities is operator qualified and that plumbing company is in an approved drug and alcohol plan. This information will help ensure you can perform work on jurisdictional facilities for Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and Columbia Gas of Ohio.

More Information:

*This is a PDF document and may be printed (plumber information can be typed in each field before printing) for your convenience. Properly completed cards, including signature, must be left on the job site for the Columbia Technician if OQ documentation is required. Please note that while these cards can be printed, they cannot be saved.

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