SDG&E is responsible for maintaining the gas lines that carry natural gas to your meter. However, if you’re a property owner, property manager, tenant and/or occupant, you are responsible for maintaining all gas lines on your side of the meter. Such customer-owned gas lines include all piping that goes:
Not maintaining gas pipelines could result in potential hazards due to leakage. To properly maintain your gas lines, you should have them periodically inspected to identify unsafe conditions, including corrosion (if the pipe is steel or other metal) and leaks, and repair any unsafe conditions immediately.
A licensed, qualified professional can assist you in finding, inspecting and repairing your buried gas lines. And if you plan to dig in your yard, you should call Underground Service Alert (USA) at 811 at least two working days before excavating.
Note: If you own a master-metered gas line system, the U.S. Department of Transportation requires you to notify your tenants of this information. You may do so by keeping this notice posted continuously in a common area frequented by your tenants.
Last updated: January 30, 2009