Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-11-8

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 82-11-8 - Customer installations: location and monitoring responsibility

(a) For residential and small commercial customers, the operator may locate a meter at either the customer's building wall or the customer's property line or easement.

(b) For industrial and large commercial customers, the operator's meter location shall be determined by mutual agreement between the operator and the customer. Each location shall provide for an adequate margin of safety from public road and on-site traffic. Each customer shall be responsible for notifying the operator of any changes in on-site traffic patterns or other conditions that could subsequently render the agreed-upon meter location unsafe. Before installing the meter, each operator shall provide written notice to the customer of the customer's obligation to monitor and report potential unsafe conditions.

(c) For each residential customer installation placed in service after May 1, 1989, the operator shall ensure that the installation or repair of all yard lines meets the design, installation, testing, maintenance, and replacement requirements specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R. 82-11-10.

(d) For each residential customer installation placed in service before May 1, 1989, the operator shall ensure that the installation or repair of all yard lines meets the testing, maintenance, and replacement requirements specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R. 82-11-10.

(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (c) and (d), the following requirements shall apply to residential customer installations located in class 1 areas with maximum operating pressures of 10 p.s.i.g. or less:

(1) For each residential customer installation placed in service before May 1, 1989, the operator shall perform leak surveys in accordance with K.A.R. 82-11-4(dd). All other installation, testing, maintenance, and replacement requirements specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R. 82-11-10 shall apply only to that portion of the yard line within 150 feet of a building wall.

(2) For each residential customer installation placed in service on or after May 1, 1989, the operator shall perform leak surveys in accordance with K.A.R. 82-11-4(dd). All other design, installation, testing, maintenance, and replacement requirements specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R. 82-11-10 shall apply only to that portion of the yard line within 150 feet of a building wall.

(f) Each residential, customer-owned installation shall be provided with odorized gas and maintained according to the requirements of K.A.R. 82-11-4(dd).

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-11-8

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-1,150; effective, T-82-10-28-88, Oct. 28, 1988; effective, T-82-2-25-89, Feb. 25, 1989; revoked, T-82-3-31-89, April 30, 1989; effective May 1, 1989; amended July 7, 2003; amended Jan. 25, 2008.