§ 42-172. Continuity of service.

(a)

The gas department will endeavor to supply gas continuously and without interruption. However, the gas department shall not be responsible in damages or otherwise for any failure to supply gas or for any interruptions of the supply when such failure is without willful fault or neglect on its part.

(b)

When the curtailment or interruption of deliveries in the above steps fails to provide enough gas to meet the requirements of remaining customers, the gas department shall exercise its best judgment and curtail or interrupt as equitably as possible the gas that is available for distribution.

(c)

The curtailment steps in subsections (a) and (b) of this section are subject to any federal curtailment regulation that may be imposed upon the natural gas industry.

(d)

When the causes or contingencies of the curtailments or interruptions cease to be operative, the gas department shall restore full service to all customers as promptly as possible in the reverse order of the curtailments or interruptions insofar as is practicable.

(Ord. of 2-6-90, § 3(9))