GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
5. MEASUREMENT AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT (Cont'd.)
5.3 All flow, measuring, testing and related equipment shall be of
standard manufacture and type approved by Transporter. If
applicable, Transporter or Shipper may install check measuring
equipment, provided that such equipment shall be so installed as
not to interfere with the operations of the operator. Shipper,
in the presence of Transporter, shall have access to measuring
equipment of Transporter at all reasonable times, and
Transporter shall have such access to any measuring equipment of
Shipper, in the presence of Shipper, but the reading,
calibrating, and adjusting thereof and the changing of charts,
if any, shall be done by the operator of the facilities.
Transporter or Shipper shall have the right to be present at the
time of the installing, reading, cleaning, changing, repairing,
inspecting, testing, calibrating or adjusting done by the
operator of the measuring equipment. The records from such
measuring equipment shall remain the property of the operator,
but upon request, the other party may request records, including
charts, if any, together with calculations therefrom for
inspection, subject to return within thirty (30) Days after
receipt thereof. Reasonable care shall be exercised in the
installation, maintenance and operation of the measuring
equipment so as to avoid any inaccuracy in the determination of
the volume of Gas received and delivered.
The accuracy of all measuring equipment shall be verified by
operator at reasonable intervals, and if requested, in the
presence of representatives of the other party, but neither
Transporter nor Shipper shall be required to verify the accuracy
of such equipment more frequently than once in any thirty (30)
Day period. If the operator agrees to verification and test of
measuring equipment and fails to perform such verification and
testing, then the other party shall have the right to cease or
temporarily discontinue service under this Agreement relative to
such measuring equipment. If either party at any time desires a
special test of any measuring equipment, it will promptly notify
the other party and the parties shall then cooperate to secure a
prompt verification of the accuracy of such equipment.
Transportation and related expenses involved in the testing of
meters shall be borne by the party incurring such expenses.
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