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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.01 - Application Of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The rules promulgated herein shall apply to all gas utilities
						operating within the State of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Alabama
						Public Service Commission.
(1) These
					rules govern the furnishing of gas service and facilities to the public by
					utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. The purpose of these
					rules is to establish reasonable service standards to the end that adequate and
					satisfactory service will be rendered to the public.
(2) If unreasonable hardship to a utility or
					to a customer results from the application of any rule herein prescribed,
					application may be made to the Commission for the modification of the rule or
					for temporary or permanent exemption from its requirements.
(3) The adoption of these rules by the
					Commission shall in no way preclude altering or amending them.
(4) These rules shall in no way relieve any
					gas utility from any of its duties under the laws of the United States or this
					State or from any other rules or directives of this Commission.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.02 - Definitions

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In the interpretation of these rules, the following definitions
						shall be used:
(1) "Commission" -
					Alabama Public Service Commission.
(2) "Customer" - Any person, firm,
					partnership, corporation, municipality, cooperative, organization, governmental
					agency, etc., subscribing for gas services from a utility subject to the
					jurisdiction of the Commission.
(3)
					"Cubic Foot of Gas"
(a) Measurement at Low
					Pressure: For the purpose of the measurement of gas to a customer taking gas at
					standard service pressure, a cubic foot of gas means the amount of gas which
					occupies a volume of one (1) cubic foot at the time metered under the
					conditions existing at the customer's meter. Temperature corrections, if made,
					should be to sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. A Btu adjustment, if made, shall be
					to 1,000 Btu per cubic foot.
(b)
					Measurement at High or Medium Pressure: When gas is supplied to customers
					through orifice or other type meters at pressures above standard service
					pressure, a cubic foot of gas means that amount of gas which, at the pressure
					base specified in the supplying pipeline company's tariff, occupies a volume of
					one (1) cubic foot at the temperature base contracted for or established by the
					utility. Temperature corrections, if made, shall be to sixty (60) degrees
					Fahrenheit. A Btu adjustment, if made, shall be to 1,000 Btu per cubic
					foot.
(c) Where a utility has a
					contract or tariff rule in effect on the date these rules become effective
					specifying a pressure base other than that outlined above, the pressure base so
					specified may continue to be used in determining gas volumes until the contract
					terminates or the utility, pursuant to Commission approval, otherwise revises
					the tariff rule.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.03 - Change In Character of Residential Or Commercial Service

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In case any substantial change is made by a utility in natural
						gas composition, in gas pressure, or in other service conditions which would
						affect efficiency of operation or requires adjustment of the appliances of
						residential or commercial customers in the area affected, such appliances shall
						be inspected and, if necessary, shall be adjusted to meet the new conditions
						without charge by the utility. Charges for adjustments made to appliances for
						conversion from liquefied petroleum gas to natural gas shall be at the
						discretion of the Utility.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.04 - Measurement Of Gas At Higher than Standard Service Pressure

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(1) Pressure
					Compensating or Pressure-Recording Equipment Required - -When gas is measured
					to customers through displacement meters at a pressure greater than standard
					service pressure, such meters shall be equipped with reliable pressure-volume
					recording gauges or other devices for accurately determining the quantity of
					gas that has passed through the meter, in accordance with contract or tariff
					provisions.
(2) Determination of
					Multiplier - In computing the volume of gas on a given pressure base from a
					pressure-volume chart, the multiplier shall be obtained by the weighted average
					method, which method consists of determining the average pressure for each
					indicated unit-volume on the chart.
(3) Determination of Static and Differential
					Pressure - In computing the volume of gas at a given pressure base from an
					orifice meter chart or charts, the average static pressure and the average
					differential pressure shall be determined for periods not exceeding one (1)
					hour and, where pressure variations are extreme during the hour, such average
					shall be determined for fifteen (15) minute intervals.
(4) Mechanical or electronic devices may be
					substituted for the above-stated manual method of computing orifice meter
					charts.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-1-53.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.05 - Utility To Provide Meters And Regulators

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(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.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-18,
							37-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.06 - Meter Testing Equipment

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(1) General Testing Equipment - Each utility
					furnishing metered gas service shall own and maintain the equipment and
					facilities necessary for accurately testing the various types and sizes of
					meters used by said utility for the measurement of gas unless arrangements
					shall have been made to have such testing done in a shop or laboratory
					containing equipment and operated in a manner acceptable to the Commission.
					Testing instruments and equipment shall be checked periodically against a
					standard in accordance with accepted engineering practice.
(2) Equipment for Testing Small Capacity
					Meters - Each utility shall own and maintain, except as provided in (A) above,
					a meter prover of approved type and of a capacity of not less than five (5)
					cubic feet for the testing of small-capacity meters. Each meter prover shall be
					supplied with all accessories needed for accurate meter testing, shall be
					located in a room suitable for meter testing, and shall be protected from
					drafts and excessive changes of temperature. The utility shall maintain this
					equipment in good condition and correct adjustment.
(3) Equipment for Testing Large Capacity
					Meters - Each utility furnishing metered gas service through orifice or large
					displacement meters, except as provided in (A) above, shall have available and
					maintain in proper adjustment, proving equipment suitable for determining the
					accuracy of any orifice or large displacement meter used by the utility to
					within one-half of one (1) percent.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-1-53.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.07 - Meter Tests

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(1) Test
					Schedule - Each utility shall make and record tests of service meters according
					to the following:
(a) Every gas service meter
					to be installed, whether new or repaired, shall be in good order and correct to
					within two (2) percent when passing gas at 25 percent of the meter's capacity
					as rated by the manufacturer; provided, however, any gas meter with a rated
					capacity of less than 500 cubic feet per hour which is removed from service for
					a reason other than being defective and which has been in service for less than
					five years since it was last tested may be installed at a different location
					without being tested for accuracy.
(b) Each gas utility shall establish a
					program of testing its meters so as to assure their reasonable accuracy of gas
					measurement to the public. In following this program, a statistical sample of
					at least six (6) percent of all meters in service twelve (12) years old or
					older must be tested each calendar year.
(c) In the event that an error of more than
					plus two (2) percent is found in more than fifteen (15) percent of the meters
					included in the sample of meters of a particular age group, then the entire age
					group of meters represented by that sample shall be removed from service within
					eighteen (18) months following such determination. Nothing contained in this
					rule shall prevent a utility from removing and testing a meter at any
					time.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.08 - Installation Of Service And Meters

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(1) Displacement Meter - Every utility shall
					adopt standard methods for installing meters.
(2) Orifice Meters - All orifice meter
					settings shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with accepted good
					practice. (Accepted good practice at present is best indicated by the American
					Gas Association Measurement Committee Report No. 3, April 1955, as subsequently
					revised.)
(3) Service Connection -
					In connecting customer's premises with its distribution mains, the utility
					shall furnish, install, and maintain the service line or connection according
					to the rules and regulations of its filed tariff.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.09 - Service From Production Of Transmission Lines

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(1) Conditions of Service - Service to new
					customers directly from production or transmission lines which are not part of
					the distribution system from which customers are normally supplied shall be
					furnished under conditions stated in the utility's tariff rules and regulations
					or as otherwise provided.
(2)
					Excess Pressure Protection - Where pressure from lines covered by this rule
					must be 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.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.10 - Temporary Service

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In the case of temporary service for short-term use, a utility
						may require the customer to pay all costs of making the service connection and
						removing the material after the service had been discontinued, or to pay a
						fixed amount in advance to cover such expenses provided. However, if the
						material is removed the customer shall be credited with the reasonable salvage
						which the utility shall receive on discontinuance of service.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§3 7-1-32, 37-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.11 - Safety

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(1) Equipment and
					Facilities - Every utility shall at all times use every effort to properly warn
					and protect the public from danger and shall exercise all possible care to
					reduce the hazards to which employees, customers, and others may be subjected
					by reason of its equipment and facilities.
(2) The standards established in 49 CFR Parts
					191 and 192 and amendments thereto shall be accepted as standards for
					construction and maintaining safe and adequate service.
(3) Leaks - Every utility shall make prompt
					investigation of each report of a gas leak to discover and correct any
					hazardous conditions.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-52,
							37-4-82,
							37-4-83.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.12 - Suspension Of Gas Supply

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(1)
					Upon Commission order, a gas distribution system shall suspend the gas supply
					to any gas pipeline system or applicable portion thereof:
(a) Upon a three-hour notice when any owner
					or controlling entity of a non-conforming gas pipeline system has been
					previously cited by the Commission for such non-conformance and has
					subsequently failed to bring such system into compliance within thirty
					day.
(b) Immediately, with notice
					as soon as practicable, whenever a Commission investigator discovers or
					verifies hazardous conditions existing in a pipeline system that create an
					immediate danger to human life or property.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.13 - Filing Of Plans

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All gas utilities as herein defined shall file with this
						Commission immediately an operating and maintenance plan which meets the
						requirements of
						49 CFR
						192.601, et seq., and an emergency plan that
						meets the requirements of
						49 CFR 192.615.
						Furthermore, all gas utilities shall keep current the filings required herein
						by filing with the Commission within ten (10) days of adoption, any amendments,
						revisions, or substitutions of the filing required herein.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-57,
							37-4-82,
							37-4-83.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-6 - NATURAL GAS RULES › Section 770-X-6-.14 - Pressure

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(1) Monitoring
					Equipment - Each utility shall maintain on its distribution system an adequate
					number of recording gas-pressure gauges taking into consideration the number of
					customers supplied, the operating pressures, the capacity of the installation,
					and other operating conditions.
(2)
					Records - Each utility shall regularly make records with such recording gauges
					of the pressures in various parts of its distribution system. The charts of
					records thus obtained shall bear the date and place where the pressure was
					recorded and shall be available for inspection by the Commission for a minimum
					of three years.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-1-53.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.01 - Applicability

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These rules and regulations shall govern public utilities and
						persons subject to Title 37, Chapter 4, Article 3 and Article 3A of the
Code of Ala. 1975
.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.02 - Operating And Maintenance Plans - Filings

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All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala. 1975
, shall file with this Commission on
						or before the effective date of these rules, an operating and maintenance plan
						which meets the requirements of Title
						49 C.F.R.
						Part 192.601 or
						195.400, et
						seq.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.03 - Emergency Plans - Filings

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All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala. 1975,
shall file with this Commission on
						or before the effective date of these rules, an emergency plan which meets the
						requirements of Title
						49 C.F.R. Part
						192.615 or
						195.402,
						et seq.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.04 - Updating Of Filings

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All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala. 1975,
shall keep current the filings
						required by Rules 2 and 3 by filing with this Commission, within 10 days of
						adoption, any amendments, revisions, substitutes or revisions of the filings
						required by Rules 2 and 3.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.05 - Drug Testing Of Employees By Pipeline Operators

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Operators of pipeline facilities subject to the jurisdiction of
						this Commission shall adopt an employee drug testing program that complies with
						the requirements of  Title 49 C.F.R., Part 199, and any future amendments
						thereto.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.06 - Reporting Of Construction Work

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All construction work involving the addition and/or replacement
						of gas or hazardous liquids pipelines or mains greater than 1000 feet in length
						shall be reported to the Alabama Public Service Commission before construction
						begins.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.07 - Annual Reporting

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All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala. 1975,
shall file annually with this
						Commission on or before March 15, for the preceding calendar year, a copy of
						U.S. Department of Transportation Form RSPA F 7100.1-1 which meets the
						requirements of Title
						49 C.F.R. Part
						191.11 for Distribution systems; Form PHMSA F
						7100.2.1 which meets the requirements of Title 49 Part 191.17(a) for
						Transmission and Gathering systems; Form PHMSA 7100.3-1 which meets the
						requirements of Title 49 Part 191.17(b) for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
						systems; or on or before June 15, for the preceding calendar year, a copy of
						PHMSA F 7000-1. 1 which meets the requirements of Title 49 Part 195.49 for
						Hazardous Liquids systems.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.08 - Safety Related Condition Reports

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All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala. 1975,
shall file updates to all
Safety Related Condition Reports
each 30 days until such
'"Condition"
has been resolved to meet the requirements of
"Guidelines for States
Participating in the Pipeline Safety
						Program, paragraph 6.3, pg. 28
.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-82,
							37-4-83,
							37-4-92,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.09 - Telephonic Reporting Of Accidents/Incidents

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala.
1975
, shall notify, by telephone, the Gas
						Pipeline Safety office of any natural gas or hazardous liquid-related
						accident/incident that involves a death or injury requiring hospitalization or
						exceeds $5,000 in total damage. This notification shall be made not less than
						one (1) hour after confirmed discovery of the
						accident/incident.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-83,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.10 - Accident/Incident Reporting

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All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section
						37-4-80(1) or Section
						37-4-90(1),
Code of Ala.
1975
, shall file with this Commission, within
						thirty (30) days of a reportable accident/incident, a copy of the U.S.
						Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F 7100.1 for Distributions systems;
						Form PHMSA F 7100.2 for Transmission and Gathering Systems; Form PHMSA F 7000-1
						for Hazardous Liquids systems; or Form PHMSA F 7100.3 for Liquefied Natural Gas
						(LNG) systems.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-83,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.11 - Safety Compliance Proceedings. (GPS Rule 11)

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(a)
					Overview - Safety Compliance Proceedings (sometimes referred to as "SCPs") are
					intended to provide the APSC and its staff with the ability to be more
					proactive in addressing pipeline safety issues which pose a moderate to serious
					threat to public safety, property or the environment without having to rely
					exclusively on the more formal investigative procedures which are established
					by Alabama statute. SCPs may be recommended by the GPS Administrator and the
					UED Director, and instituted by the APSC Executive Director when there is a
					determination that a particular pipeline or gas facility has, or continues to
					have, a condition or conditions that pose a moderate to serious pipeline
					integrity risk which endangers public safety, property, or the environment. The
					factors that are to be considered in determining whether a pipeline integrity
					risk exists as well as the notification and due process procedures governing
					SCPs are addressed in more detail below in subsections d(3) and (h),
					respectively.
(b) Notice of the
					Institution of Safety Compliance Proceedings
1. The Secretary of the APSC will serve a
					written Safety Compliance Notice which signifies the institution of a Safety
					Compliance Proceeding on any affected pipeline facility operator, in person, by
					registered or certified mail, overnight courier, or electronic transmission by
					facsimile or other electronic means that includes reliable acknowledgement of
					actual receipt. The Safety Compliance Notice will set forth the alleged
					condition or conditions that pose a pipeline integrity risk to public safety,
					property, or the environment and state any other facts and circumstances that
					support the institution of the Safety Compliance Proceeding for the specified
					pipeline or portion thereof. The Safety Compliance Notice may also specify
					proposed testing, evaluations, integrity assessment, or other actions to be
					taken by the operator and may propose that the operator submit a work plan and
					schedule to address and correct the conditions identified in the Safety
					Compliance Notice. The Safety Compliance Notice will also provide the operator
					with response options including procedures for requesting informal consultation
					and/or a formal hearing as addressed in more detail in subsections (c) and (d)
					below.
An operator receiving a Safety Compliance Notice will have up
						to, but not exceeding 30 days, to respond in writing to the Safety Compliance
						Notice unless granted additional time by the APSC Executive Director. Such
						responses must be filed with the Secretary of the APSC in the manner required
						by Rule 4 of the APSC's Rules of Practice.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.12 - Applicable Safety Regulations. (GPS Rule 12)

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The standards established in 49 CFR Parts 190, 191, 192, 193,
						194, 195, 198, and 199 and all applicable sections and amendments thereto are
						hereby adopted and shall be enforced by the Alabama Public Service Commission
						as the controlling standards for the construction and maintenance of safe and
						adequate intrastate natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities under
						the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-4-83,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Section 770-X-7-.13[1] - Abandoned Or Inactive Gas Service Lines

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(1)
Disconnection Requirements: Abandoned or Inactive Service Lines
					Determined to be Potentially Hazardous
. An operator shall take
					immediate action to protect persons and property if it is determined that an
					abandoned or inactive service line for which the meter has been removed is an
					existing or probable hazard to persons or property. In all instances, a service
					line that has been determined to be an existing or a probable hazard shall be
					retired and physically abandoned within three months of that determination
					except as noted in §3(b) below. Such lines shall be disconnected as close
					as possible to the main and be purged and capped.
(2)
Disconnection Requirements:
					Non Excess Flow Valve ("EFV") Equipped Abandoned or Inactive Service Lines Not
					Determined to be Potentially Hazardous
. Within three years of the
					meter removal, all abandoned or inactive service lines not equipped with an EFV
					which have not been determined to be hazardous shall be disconnected at, or as
					close as possible, to the main. Such service lines shall also be purged and
					capped.
(3)
Disconnection Requirements: Abandoned or Inactive Service Lines
					Equipped with Excess Flow Valves ("EFVs") Not Determined to be Potentially
					Hazardous
.
(a)
General Disconnection Requirements
. With the exception
					of Polyethylene ("PE") Services, all abandoned or inactive service lines
					equipped with an EFV that have not been determined to be potentially hazardous
					shall within three years of the meter removal be disconnected upstream of the
					EFV in order to reduce possible sizing issues of the EFV should the service be
					returned to active duty at a later date. Such lines should also be purged and
					capped.
(b)
Disconnection Requirements for Polyethylene Service
					Lines
. All abandoned or Inactive PE service lines with a
					verifiable Excess Flow Valve (EFV) that have not been determined to be
					potentially hazardous may be exempted from the general three year requirement
					for disconnection, purging and capping within three years of meter removal set
					forth in §3(a) above. Monitoring will still be required on such lines,
					however, to ensure the absence of leaks. Disconnection, purging and capping
					will be mandatory for such services after five years.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-7 - GAS PIPELINE SAFETY RULES › Appendix - Regulations GPS - 1 Suspension Of Gas Supply

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Upon Commission order, a gas distribution system shall suspend
						until further Commission order the gas supply on a three hour notice to any
						pipeline system or applicable portion thereof:
(a) When any owner or controlling entity of a non-conforming
						gas pipeline system has been previously cited by the Commission for such
						non-conformance and has subsequently failed to bring such system into
						compliance for an additional 30 days after the citation hearing.
(b) Whenever a Commission inspector discovers or verifies
						hazardous conditions existing in a pipeline system that create an immediate
						danger to human life or property.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-4-83,
							37-4-93.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.01 - Application And Scope

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(1)
					These rules and regulations shall apply to all water systems subject to the
					jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission. They are intended to
					promote good utility practices, to assure adequate and efficient service to the
					public at a reasonable cost, and to establish the rights and responsibilities
					of both the utility and the customer.
(2) If compliance with any of these rules
					causes unusual hardship, application may be made to the Commission for
					modification of the rules or for temporary exemption from its requirements,
					provided the utility submits with such application a complete explanation as to
					the reason thereof.
(3) No
					deviation from these rules shall be permitted without authorization granted by
					the Commission.
(4) Adoption of
					these rules shall in no way preclude the Commission, upon complaint or upon its
					own motion, from altering or amending them, in whole or in part.
(5) It is not intended that any rule or
					regulation herein shall supersede or conflict with an applicable regulation of
					the State of Alabama, Department of Public Health, or the United States
					Environmental Protection Agency.
(6) The adoption of these rules shall in no
					way relieve any utility from any duties under the laws of the State of
					Alabama.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-83,
							37-4-1,
							37-4-28.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.02 - Definitions

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(1) "Commission"
					The Alabama Public Service Commission.
(2) "Utility" Any water utility covered by
					Title 37,
Code of Ala. 1975
.
(3) "Customer" -- Any person, firm,
					association, corporation, governmental agency, or any organization furnished
					service from any water utility under the jurisdiction of the
					Commission.
(4) "Main" The term
					"Main" shall refer to a pipe, conduit, or facility installed to serve customer
					service pipes or other mains.
(5)
					"Meter" Any device used for the purpose of measuring the flow of
					water.
(6) "Service Pipe" The term
					used to define the connection between the utility's mains and the service
					connection.
(7) "Service
					Connection" This term describes the point of connection of the customer's
					piping with the meter or service pipe owned by the utility.
(8) "Point of Delivery" --
(1) For metered service shall be the outlet
					connection of the meter;
(2) For
					non-metered service shall be the point at which the utility connects with the
					customer's piping.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.03 - Application For Certificates

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(1)
					In addition to any special request by the Commission, the following will be
					required:
(a) Separate Applications Required:
1. Applications for certificates must be
					filed separately for each water system.
2. The original and two (2) copies shall be
					filed with the Commission.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.04 - Transfer Of Certificates

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(1)
					Application for approval of proposed assignment or transfer of a certificate,
					facilities or any portion thereof, or capital stock of a utility subject to
					regulation under Chapter 37-4,
Code of Ala. 1975
,
					shall be fully documented and supported to show that the proposed action is in
					the public interest.
(2) The
					original and two (2) copies of the application shall be filed with the Alabama
					Public Service Commission.
(3)
					Contents and number of copies of the transfer application for approval of
					pro-posed assignment and transfer shall include:
(a) The full name and address of the
					seller.
(b) The full name and
					address of the buyer.
(c) The type
					of business organization of the buyer, (corporation, partnership, individual
					proprietorship).
(d) If the buyer
					is a corporation, list the names and addresses of corporate officers and
					directors.
(e) If the buyer is
					other than a corporation, list the names and addresses of the owners
					thereof.
(f) If the buyer is other
					than an individual proprietorship, list the date and state of incorporation or
					organization.
(g) List the names
					and locations of any other public utilities owned by the buyer.
(h) Plans for any future expansion and
					anticipated customer increase.
(i)
					Daily and monthly peak demands on the system.
(j) Schedule showing all rates,
					classifications, and charges for services furnished and all rules and
					regulations to be used should the application be approved.
(k) Copy of the contract of sale. An executed
					copy of the contract of sale of a certificate or a system or a portion
					thereof.
(l) Customers' deposits
					and interest thereon.
(m)
					Guaranteed revenue contracts, disposition of.
(n) Developer agreements.
(o) Debt of the utility.
(p) Purchase price and terms of
					payment.
(q) A detailed list of the
					assets purchased and liabilities assumed.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.05 - Records And Reports

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(1)
					Requirements -- Each utility shall furnish the Commission, at such time and in
					such form as the Commission may require, the results of any required tests and
					summaries of any required records. The utility shall also furnish the
					Commission with any information concerning the utility's facilities or
					operations which the Commission may request for determining rates or judging
					the practices of the utility. All such data, unless specified, shall be
					consistent with and reconcilable with the utility's Annual Report to the
					Commission.
(a) For accounting provisions,
					refer to General Rules and Regulations Governing Uniform System of Accounting
					and Reporting.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.06 - Purity Of Water Supply

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(1)
					All water furnished by any utility for human consumption, or for domestic uses,
					shall be pure, wholesome, potable, not dangerous to health and, insofar as
					practicable, free from objectionable odor and tests. All water furnished by any
					utility for human consumption or household purposes shall comply with all
					requirements of the Alabama State Board of Health.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-4-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.07 - Analyses And Records

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(1) The
					Commission reserves the right to require, under its supervision, an extended
					bacteriological, as well as physical and chemical, examination when deemed
					advisable for any particular water furnished. The results of all tests made
					either by the State Board of Health or by the utility shall be kept on file in
					the office of the utility for Commission staff inspection. These records shall
					indicate when, where, and by whom these tests were made. The standard method of
					testing recommended by the American Public Health Association shall be followed
					as regards the examinations and collection of water and any departure therefore
					shall be specifically stated. Whenever tests made by the State Board of Health,
					by the utility or by another person discloses the presence of bacillus coli, or
					any unnecessarily high bacterial count, the utility shall immediately take
					action to make its water supply safe for human and domestic purposes.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-1-82,
							37-4-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.08 - New Source Of Supply

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(1)
					When any utility proposes to use water from a new or different source of
					supply, it shall be required to obtain approval from the Commission. Before
					such approval can be obtained, the utility shall be required to furnish a
					permit from the State Board of Health approving the use of a new
					supply.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-1-57.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.09 - Protection Of Water Supply

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(1)
					General Requirements -- The water supply system, including wells, pumping
					equipment, treatment works, mains, and service pipes shall be free from
					sanitary defects.
(2) Connection
					Prohibited -- No physical connection between the distribution system of a
					public potable water supply and that of any other water supply shall be
					per-mitted, unless such other water supply maintains a safe, sanitary quality
					in accordance with these rules and regulations, and the interconnection of both
					supplies is approved by the State Board of Health.
(3) Algae -- The growth of algae in the water
					at the source of supply in reservoirs or other basins, and in the water mains
					shall be controlled by proper treatment.
(4) Wells -- Utilities obtaining water
					supplies from driven or drilled wells shall maintain the tightness of well
					castings and provide protection at the surface of the ground to prevent the
					infiltration of water other than that from the strata tapped by such
					wells.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-4-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.10 - Operation Of "Dead Ends"

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(1)
					"Dead Ends" in the distribution mains should be avoided as far as possible. If
					such "dead ends" exist, they shall be flushed not less than each ninety (90)
					days, or more if conditions require. To ensure compliance with this
					requirement, all "dead ends" or mains of four (4) inches in size or larger
					shall be equipped with hydrants or blowoff valves. Records shall be kept of all
					flushing of mains showing the date, place, and duration of flushing.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-1-82,
							37-4-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.11 - Adequate Service Requirements

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(1) Pressure -- Water utilities shall make
					every effort to maintain a pressure on their distribution systems which shall
					not at any time fall below the minimum of 35 PSI or rise above the maximum
					pressure of 125 PSI at customer's service connections. However, on rural lines
					where fire protection is not furnished, the minimum pressure may be as low as
					25 PSI. The above-mentioned pressures shall be under all conditions of
					flow.
(2) Fire Hydrant Service --
					In addition to furnishing domestic and commercial service, each utility
					furnishing fire hydrant service must be able, within a reasonable period of
					time after notice, to supply fire hydrant service to local firefighting
					equipment and facilities. No utility shall, however, be required to install
					larger mains for fire hydrants or otherwise supply fire service unless proper
					contractual arrangements shall have been made with the utility by the
					municipality, agency, or individual desiring such service.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§§
										37-1-32,
							37-1-38,
							37-1-52,
							37-4-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.12 - Station Meters And Pressure Surveys

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(1) Station Meters -- Each utility furnishing
					water service shall install at each operation such station meters and
					instruments as may be necessary to obtain a daily and monthly record of the
					total amounts of water delivered into the mains.
(2) Pressure Gauges
(a) Each utility furnishing water service to
					1,000 customers or more shall maintain a graphic recording pressure gauge at
					its plant, business office, or at some central point in the distributing system
					or each subdivision thereof where continuous records shall be made of the
					pressure in the mains at that point.
(b) Utilities furnishing water service to
					5,000 or more customers shall equip themselves with one or more graphic
					recording pressure gauges, in addition to the foregoing, and shall make
					frequent records during periods of maximum use, each covering intervals of at
					least 24 hours' duration of the water pressure at various points on the
					system.
(c) All records or charts
					made by these meters shall be identified, dated, and kept on file available for
					inspection. These records shall be retained for a period of six (6)
					years.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-8 - WATER RULES › Section 770-X-8-.13 - Customer Meter

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(1) Measurement
					of Service -- All water sold by a utility with 100 or more customers shall be
					upon the basis of metered volume sales except that the utility may, at its
					option, provide flat rate or estimated service for the following:
(a) Temporary service where the water use can
					be readily estimated.
(b) Public
					and private fire protection service.
(c) Water used for street sprinkling and
					sewer flushing, when provided for by contract between the utility and the
					municipality or other local governmental authority.
(d) Other flat rate service arrangements
					shall be submitted to and approved by the Commission.