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The Plastic Pipe Database Committee (PPDC) is a group of representatives of federal and state regulatory agencies and the natural gas and plastic pipe industries. Their mission is to create a national database of information related to the in-service performance of plastic piping materials. The group meets three times a year to review the latest information gathered from natural gas operators on plastic pipe and fitting failures. At the conclusion of each meeting a Status Report is issued. APGA encourages operating companies to review these status reports to determine if there is applicability to your system.

Click here to see the most recent Status Report: https://www.aga.org/sites/default/files/ppdc_august_2017_status_report_0.pdf

For more information about the PPDC and how to submit information for inclusion in their analysis, click here: https://www.aga.org/plastic-pipe-database-collection-initiative

For questions on this article, please contact Erin Kurilla of APGA staff by phone at 202-905-2904 or by email at ekurilla@apga.org.