Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-6-.05

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 770-X-6-.05 - Utility To Provide Meters And Regulators

(1) Installation - Except as stated in Rule 770-X-6-.08, every utility shall provide and install at its own expense and shall continue to own, maintain, and operate all equipment necessary for the regulation and measurement of gas furnished to its customers. Where meters or regulators not required by this rule are furnished by the utility for the convenience of the customer, a reasonable charge for such meters or regulators may be made. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to require the utility to install any regulating equipment on any customer's gas piping system beyond the point of delivery at the utility's meter outlet.

(2) Excess Pressure Protection - Where gas is supplied from a high or medium pressure distribution system and the pressure is reduced to standard service pressure for use by the customer, the installation shall be provided with a protective device set to operate when the pressure reaches a predetermined level, not in excess of twenty-one (21) inches water column, said device to be designed to prevent such excess pressure in the event of regulator failure.

Effective October 1988. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-1-32, 37-1-18, 37-1-52.