Meter Inspection and Verification. All meters will be inspected and verified for accuracy by Gatherer, ensuring that the meter inspection and verification frequency is in compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards. All testing equipment shall be provided by Gatherer at Gatherer’s expense. Notification of scheduled inspections and verifications shall be made to all interested Parties and reasonable effort will be made to accommodate each Party’s schedule; however, inspection and verification will proceed at the scheduled time regardless of attendees. If either Party, at any time, desires a special test of any of the meters, the Party will promptly notify the other Party, and the Parties will then cooperate to secure a test and a joint observation of any adjustments, and the meter shall then be adjusted to accuracy. The costs of special tests shall be borne by the requesting Party unless the meter is found to be more than two percent (2%) in error, in which case Gatherer shall pay the costs. Gatherer shall give Shipper notice of the time of all regular tests of its meters and other tests, sufficiently in advance to allow Shipper to have its representative present. Gatherer reserves the right to increase the frequency of calibration from the frequencies stated in the table below if deemed necessary to correct excessive System losses. Frequency shall comply with any regulatory requirements but, at a minimum, shall be based on the following schedule, depending on the average daily flow of the meter: Yearly Less than 500 Mcf per day Semi-Annual Between 500 and 5,000 Mcf per day Quarterly Between 5,000 and 20,000 Mcf per day Monthly Greater than 20,000 Mcf per day
