Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.

Original Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 12/01/2002, Docket: RP02-534-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 112 Original Sheet No. 112 : Superseded

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

3. QUALITY (Continued)

(j) Microbiological Agents. The Natural Gas shall

not contain any microbiological organism, active

bacteria, or bacterial agent capable of

contributing to or causing corrosion and/or

operational and/or other problems.

Microbiological organisms, bacteria, and

bacterial agents include, but are not limited

to, sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) and acid

producing bacteria (APB).

3.3 Testing

Testing to determine constituents shall be made by

approved standard methods in general use in the gas

industry or as mutually agreed upon. Such testing

shall be performed by Transporter at intervals of not

more than every twelve (12) months; provided, however,

that Shipper shall have the right to be present at the

time of any such testing.

3.4 Failure to Conform

(a) If the Natural Gas tendered by Shipper or for

Shipper's account to Transporter at the Point(s)

of Receipt shall fail at any time to conform to

any of the specifications set forth in Sections

3.1 and 3.2 or in Transporter's reasonable

judgment may cause harm to its Pipeline

Facilities or diminish the quality of Natural

Gas in Transporter's Pipeline Facilities, then

Transporter shall notify Shipper of any such

failure to conform and Transporter shall have

the right to refuse to accept all or any portion

of such quality-deficient Natural Gas. In the

event Transporter refuses to accept Natural Gas

tendered by Shipper or for Shipper's account