(1) Authorized representatives of a gas utility have the right to enter a customer's property during reasonable hours to perform necessary functions such as meter reading, maintenance, repairs, testing, installation, or removal of the utility's property. Utilities must provide photo identification to utility representatives who are authorized to enter customers' premises. Customers have the right to see the utility-provided identification of gas utility representatives before allowing entry to the customer's property.
(2) When performing maintenance, repairs, testing, installation, or removal of the utility's property, the utility must restore the customer's property as close as reasonably practicable to the condition prior to the utility's action, unless otherwise defined in the utility's tariff or through a separate agreement with the customer.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040 and
80.04.160. WSR 01-11-003 (Docket No. UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-168, filed 5/3/01, effective 6/3/01.]