Transcolorado Gas Transmission Company LLC
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/28/2007, Docket: RP08-167-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 291 Original Sheet No. 291 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
20. SYSTEM OPERATION
20.1 General.
A. TransColorado shall endeavor to maintain adequate pressure
throughout its system and to preserve the overall operational integrity of its
system; provided, however, that TransColorado shall not be obligated to buy or
sell gas or to install additional compression or otherwise modify its system
for these purposes. Operating personnel for Shippers and other entities that
are physically taking delivery of gas from TransColorado or tendering gas to
TransColorado shall cooperate with TransColorado in furtherance of this
Section. Each Shipper shall designate the e-mail, telephone and fax numbers
of one or more persons (but not more than two (2) primary and two (2) backup
persons) for TransColorado to contact on operating matters (including the
receipt of Operational Flow Orders and notices of a Critical Time consistent
with Section 20.5) at any time, on a 24-hour a day, 365-days a year basis.
Such contact persons must have adequate authority and expertise to deal with
such operating matters.
B. For the purpose of these General Terms and Conditions, the
overall operational integrity of TransColorado's system shall encompass the
integrity of the physical system and the preservation of physical assets and
their performance, the overall operating performance of the entire physical
system as an entity (or any portion thereof), and the maintenance (on a
reliable and operationally sound basis) of total system deliverability and the
quality of gas delivered.
20.2 Facility Control. TransColorado shall maintain actual physical
and operational control of all transmission and other facilities on its
system.
20.3 Operational Control Sequence. In the event TransColorado's
observations or projections indicate that a situation is or may be developing
in which adequate pressures may not be maintained or the overall operational
integrity of its system (or any portion thereof) could be threatened, or in
the event that such a situation actually occurs, TransColorado is authorized
by this Section to take action to alleviate this situation. In responding to
such a situation, TransColorado shall first apply the Advisory Actions
procedures of Section 20.4. If such measures are not sufficient in
TransColorado's judgment to address the situation fully, TransColorado shall
next employ the Critical Time procedures set out in Section 20.5. Finally,
TransColorado may take unilateral action as provided in Section 20.6. The
procedures set out in such provisions, and their sequencing, are intended to
be applied only to the extent any of the specific actions indicated, or such
sequencing, would be anticipated to alleviate the situation to be addressed.
In issuing Advisory Actions consistent with Section 20.4 or a Critical Time
consistent with Section 20.5, TransColorado shall describe the conditions and
the specific responses required from the affected parties.