Pacific Gas Transmission Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/1990, Docket: RP90-109-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 104 Original Sheet No. 104 : Superseded
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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5. MEASURING EQUIPMENT
5.1 Installation: Unless Seller and Buyers agree otherwise, all
point-of-delivery gas volume measuring equipment, devices and
materials shall be furnished and installed by Seller at Buyer's
expense. All such equipment, devices and materials shall be
owned, maintained and operated by Seller. Buyer may install
and operate check measuring equipment provided it does not
interfere with the use of Seller's equipment.
5.2 Testing Meter Equipment: The accuracy of either Seller's or
Buyer's measuring equipment shall be verified by test, using
means and methods acceptable to the other party, at intervals
mutually agreed upon, and at other times upon request. Notice
of the time and nature of each test shall be given by the
entity conducting the test to the other entity sufficiently in
advance to permit convenient arrangement for the presence of
the representative of the other entity. If, after notice, the
other party fails to have a representative present, the results
of the test shall nevertheless be considered accurate until the
next test. If any of the measuring equipment is found to be
registering inaccurately in any percentage, it shall be
adjusted at once to read as accurately as possible. All tests
of such measuring equipment shall be made at the expense of the
entity conducting the same, except that the other entity shall
bear the expense of tests made at its request if the inaccuracy
is found to be two percent (2%) or less.
5.3 Correction and Adjustment: If at any time any of the measuring
equipment is registering inaccurately by an amount exceeding
two percent (2%) at a reading corresponding to the average
hourly rate of flow, the previous readings of such equipment
shall be corrected to zero error for any period definitely
known or agreed upon, or if not so known or agreed upon, one-
half (1/2) of the elapsed time since the last test. If the
measuring equipment is out of service, the volume of gas
delivered during such period shall be determined:
(a) By using the data recorded by any check measuring
equipment accurately registering; or
(b) If such check measuring equipment is not registering
accurately but the percentage of error is ascertainable by
a calibration test, by using the data recorded, corrected
to zero error; or
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