The City of Rising Star owns and operates a natural gas distribution system. The gas system consists of an underground network of pipelines throughout the City. The purpose of the gas system is to provide a reliable and safe economical source of energy for heating purposes to the homes and businesses adjacent to the underground gas pipelines. The pipeline system has the capacity to reliably deliver natural gas to the customers.
The hazards of natural gas are it is odorless, colorless, tasteless, lighter than air and can ignite and/or explode with tremendous force when mixed with the right amount of air.
Prevention measures taken include: * adding odorant to the gas to give it that distinctive smell, similar to rotten eggs, to warn us of its presence, * testing the odorant level each calendar quarter, * performing annual gas leakage surveys, and * conducting periodic pipeline patrols.
