What are OPS expectations for operators to determine new or changed HCAs?
Operators must continually monitor conditions along their pipeline. When they become aware of population or usage changes that create or change an HCA (e.g., population expands to encompass more of the area near the pipeline right-of-way), this information should be factored, at least once per calendar year, into their integrity assessment planning, risk analysis, and consideration of the need for additional preventive and mitigative risk controls.
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