023-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-4 - Construction and Maintenance Standards; Safety; Responsibility for Customer Facilities; Coordination among Utilities, Facility Operators and Telecommunications Companies
(a) Each utility
shall construct, install, operate and maintain its entire plant and system
("facilities"), including structures, equipment and lines, in accordance with
accepted good utility practice and in a manner that prevents injury to persons
or property, promotes the safety, health, comfort and convenience of its
customers, employees and the general public and eliminates interference with
the service furnished by other utilities, facility operators or
telecommunication companies.
(i) Electric
utilities shall construct, install, operate and maintain facilities in
accordance with NEC, NESC, WECC and NERC standards along with RUS standards, if
applicable.
(ii) Natural gas and
pipeline utilities shall construct, install, operate and maintain facilities,
including conducting leak surveys and cathodic protection of distribution and
service lines, in accordance with PHMSA regulations (49 CFR §§ 40;
191-193;
199).
(iii) Water utilities shall construct,
install, operate and maintain facilities in accordance with the requirements of
DEQ and the State Engineer's Office.
(b) The furnishing of service by a utility to
a customer shall not render the utility responsible for the customer's
facilities, installation or practices on the customer side of the point of
delivery.
(c) Each point of
delivery shall be metered and located as near to the customer's utilization
equipment as practicable per tariff.
(d) In determining good utility practice, the
Commission may grant deviations to the standards listed in this section as well
as in ANSI B31, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and all other
applicable ANSI codes and standards.
(e) In the case of conflict between
applicable codes and standards, the more stringent shall apply.
(f) Utilities and facility operators shall
coordinate with telecommunication companies to avoid or eliminate any
interference. The owner of new facilities interfering with existing facilities
constructed in accordance with relevant and applicable standards shall bear the
cost of correction and mitigation.
Notes
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