South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 4 - GAS SYSTEMS
Subarticle 6 - INSPECTION AND TESTS
Section 103-474 - Facilities and Equipment for Testing
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
1. General. Each gas utility shall, unless specifically excused by the commission, provide such laboratory, meter-testing equipment and other equipment and facilities as may be necessary to make the tests required of it by these rules or other orders of the commission or as requested by the ORS. The apparatus and equipment so provided shall be subject to the approval of the commission, and it shall be available at all times for the inspection or use of any member or authorized representative of the ORS.
2. Meter Shop. Each gas utility shall maintain or designate a meter shop for the purpose of inspecting, testing and repairing meters. The shop shall be open for inspection by authorized representatives of the ORS at all reasonable times, and the facilities and equipment, as well as the methods of measurements and testing employed, shall be subject to the approval of the commission. The area within the meter shop used for the testing of meters shall be designed so that the meters and meter testing equipment are protected from drafts and excessive changes in temperature. The meters to be tested shall be stored in such manner that the temperature of the meters is substantially the same as the temperature of the prover.
3. Working Standards.
4. Special Meters. Any meter, the readings or record of which is based on the differential pressure in such meter or upon the measurement of any portion of the total gas delivered to a customer, shall be tested for accuracy before being placed in service in a manner satisfactory to the commission.