Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 24 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Subchapter F - CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROTECTION
Section 24.171 - Continuity of Service
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 24.171
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Service interruptions.
(1) Every utility or water
supply or sewer service corporation shall make all reasonable efforts to
prevent interruptions of service. When interruptions occur, the utility shall
reestablish service within the shortest possible time.
(2) Each utility shall make reasonable
provisions to meet emergencies resulting from failure of service, and each
utility shall issue instructions to its employees covering procedures to be
followed in the event of emergency in order to prevent or mitigate interruption
or impairment of service.
(3) In
the event of national emergency or local disaster resulting in disruption of
normal service, the utility may, in the public interest, interrupt service to
other customers to provide necessary service to civil defense or other
emergency service agencies on a temporary basis until normal service to these
agencies can be restored.
(b) Record of interruption. Except for momentary interruptions due to automatic equipment operations, each utility shall keep a complete record of all interruptions, both emergency and scheduled. This record shall show the cause for interruptions, date, time, duration, location, approximate number of customers affected, and, in cases of emergency interruptions, the remedy and steps taken to prevent recurrence.
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