Gas leak investigation; establishment of service; customer leak complaint records

(1)Rule 318. (1) An operator shall conduct an investigation of every gas leak report received as soon as possible. If the investigation reveals a hazardous situation, then the operator shall take immediate action to evacuate, repair, or isolate the facilities involved to reduce any danger to the public.#

(2)A distribution utility shall not establish gas service to an applicant until the utility has made a leakage test, using gas at utilization pressure, to ensure that the applicant's fuel line is gastight and has made a determination that gas odor is detectible, where applicable. If fuel lines are not present upon completion of meter installation, the operator shall comply with all of the following:#

(a)A valve shall be installed on the outlet piping of the meter. This valve shall be in the closed position.#

(b)The valve shall be tagged with contact information of the distribution utility and notice that the fuel line installation must comply with applicable fuel piping codes.#

(c)A mechanical device or fitting that will prevent the flow of gas shall be installed at the outlet piping.#

(3)An operator shall keep records of all customer leak complaints and the disposition of the complaints.#

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS.#