(a) Whenever a gas utility company determines that it may be necessary to implement a natural gas emergency response plan because projected demand for gas exceeds or is at significant risk of exceeding the projected supply of gas, the company shall notify the Executive Director, Superintendent of Police and Fire Commissioner, or their respective designees, pursuant to a notification procedure approved by the Executive Director after consultation with the Superintendent of Police and Fire Commissioner. The notification shall be made by the company as soon as practicable and shall be made prior to implementation of the plan. The Executive Director may waive the notice requirement to accommodate exigent circumstances.
(b) Notice of the implementation of each level, stage or step of the natural gas emergency response plan shall be made by the company pursuant to rules promulgated by the Executive Director after consultation with the Superintendent of Police and Fire Commissioner. Such notice shall be made immediately upon the determination that the level, stage or step may be necessary. Whenever practical, such notification shall be made at least two hours prior to the implementation of the level, stage or step and in no case shall the notification be made less than 30 minutes prior to such implementation.
(c) Notification required by this section shall be in addition to any notification requirements contained in Section 11-20-065 of this Code.
(d) Whenever a gas utility company implements a natural gas emergency response plan because demand for gas exceeds or is at significant risk of exceeding the supply of gas, the company shall provide appropriate personnel, as determined by the Executive Director, to staff the City's Office of Emergency Management and Communications and any other emergency response facility that the Executive Director determines requires such staffing while the company's natural gas emergency response plan is being implemented.
(Added Coun. J. 5-1-02, p. 84053, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. III, § 8)