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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 8PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS
SUBCHAPTER CREQUIREMENTS FOR GAS PIPELINES ONLY
RULE §8.205Written Procedure for Handling Gas Leak Complaints

Each gas company shall have written procedures which shall include at a minimum the following provisions:

  (1) a procedure or method for receiving leak complaints or reports, or both, on a 24-hour, seven day per week basis;

  (2) a requirement to make and maintain a written record of all calls received and actions taken;

  (3) a requirement that supervisory review of leak complaints must be completed and documented by 10:00 a.m. of the next business day for calls received by midnight on the previous day;

  (4) standards for training and equipping personnel used in the investigation of leak complaints or reports, or both;

  (5) procedures for locating the source of a leak and determining the degree of hazard involved;

  (6) a chain of command for service personnel to follow if assistance is required in determining the degree of hazard;

  (7) instructions to be issued by service personnel to customers or the public or both, as necessary, after a leak is located and the degree of hazard determined.


Source Note: The provisions of this §8.205 adopted to be effective November 24, 2004, 29 TexReg 10733; amended to be effective February 4, 2009, 34 TexReg 582; amended to be effective January 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 121

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