PG&E Missing 8 Percent Of Gas Line Safety Records

[Kadie]

PG&E Missing 8 Percent Of Gas Line Safety Records
March 15, 2011 7:51 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A California utility under fire for a deadly natural gas explosion near San Francisco is missing 8 percent of key safety records required for high-pressure lines running through the state’s most densely populated areas, the company said Tuesday after an exhaustive document search.

California regulators immediately ordered Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to provide detailed safety updates, including information about whether the utility was prioritizing work on high-risk lines during the next three years.

The California Public Utilities Commission also was expected to decide late Tuesday if PG&E should be forced to conduct expensive, time-consuming tests on lines for which records could not be found.

The testing could be required unless PG&E can otherwise prove pressure levels were safe.

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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/03/15/pge-missing-8-percent-of-gas-line-safety-records/

[Cleita]

1. PG & E. Why am I not surprised. n/t

[sakabatou]

2. Oy vey...

[glinda]

3. Doesn't matter. They are unsafe. They will cause a problem when the time comes.