Gas Pipeline Safety

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• What To Do If You Smell Propane Gas?

• Call Before You Dig Current Provisions

  information about calling before excavating, register underground facilities, emergency excavation, reporting damage and education.

• What is Natural Gas?

  Natural gas is composed almost entirely of methane although it does contain small amounts of other gases--ethane, propane, butane, and pentane.

• What Transmission Pipelines Serve CT?

• Call Before You Dig Monitoring and Enforcement

  How PURA monitors and enforces the CBYD program, including damage statistics and civil penalties assessed and collected.

• Gas Pipeline Safety - Overview

  An explanation of gas pipeline safety oversight including who is responsible, laws, statutes and regulations.

• How is natural gas transported throughout CT?

• Propane Systems Subject To Oversight

  There are certain propane systems that are subject to the safety jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA).

• GPSU Inspection Program

  Details about the Gas Pipeline Safety Unit inspection program including explanations of the different types of field inspections performed.

• Safety Concerns for Gas Meters

• Who To Call - Natural Gas Emergencies and Non-Emergencies

• Call Before You Dig History

  In 1977, the Department of Public Utility Control sponsored legislation to establish a mandatory, state-wide one-call system.

• Information for the Propane Industry

  The documents on this page are available to assist propane operators that are subject to PURA jurisdiction.

• Gas Pipeline Safety

• What Are the Segments of the Natural Gas Industry?

  The natural gas industry is divided into three major segments: Production, Transmission and Distribution.