PG&E Issued Deadline On Pipeline Records
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California regulators said Pacific Gas and Electric Co., owner of the gas pipeline that exploded in San Bruno last year, has a two-month deadline to make sure its records are accurate and up-to-date.
The California Public Utilities Commission gave PG&E the deadline on Thursday. It told the company to follow federal directives to identify all transmission lines that haven't undergone testing for safe operating pressures.
The National Transportation Safety Board is still probing what caused the Sept. 9 explosion, which sparked a gigantic fireball that killed eight and destroyed dozens of homes in San Bruno.
The board said last week that if PG&E can't figure out safe pressure levels using old records or drawings, the utility should perform high-pressure water tests.
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