(a) The City Public Works Director shall, pursuant to the Pipeline Safety Regulations of the State Corporation Commission and any applicable federal regulations, conduct periodic flame ionization leak surveys on all customer-owned natural gas lines serviced by the natural gas distribution system. The city shall assume no other responsibility or liability with regard to the maintenance of such customer-owned natural gas lines.
(b) If such survey should identify a customer-owned natural gas line which, in the opinion of the City Public Works Director, constitutes a dangerous or hazardous condition, the City Public Works Director is hereby authorized to disconnect gas service to such customer until such time as the dangerous or hazardous condition has been remedied to the satisfaction of the City Public Works Director.
(c) All repair, replacement, modification or alteration if any kind made to the customer-owned natural gas lines must be inspected and approved by the City Public Works Director or his or her designee for compliance with applicable state and federal regulations prior togas service being restored. The customer shall provide to the City Public Works Director all required documentation of compliance with such regulations. The City Public Works Director is hereby authorized to disconnect gas service to any customer who fails to obtain such inspection and approval.
(d) Customer-owned natural gas lines which are replaced shall be replaced only with poly pipe materials.
(e) At the request of the customer, the city will perform the fusing of the customer-owned natural gas line to the city’s distribution lines under the following conditions.
(1) Only Driscoplex poly pipe and US poly pipe shall be used as replacement materials.
(2) A service fee of $30 per hour will be charged to the customer for such work performed during regular business hours.
(3) A service fee equal to the cost of the labor, equipment and materials used by the city shall be charged to the customer for such work performed during nonbusiness hours.
(Prior Code, § 15-231) (Ord. 1215, passed 6-12-1989; Ord. 1325, passed 7-12-1999; Ord. 1434, passed 11-11-2008)