Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 109.00 - Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Intrastate Pipelines Operating In Excess of 200 PSIG
Section 109.02 - Definitions

Except as otherwise specified in 220 CMR 109.00, all words are as defined in Title 49 CFR Part 192 - Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards .

Department. Department of Public Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Determine. To make appropriate investigation using scientific or other definitive methods, reach a decision based on sound engineering judgment, and be able to demonstrate, substantiate, and document the basis of the decision.

Division. Pipeline Safety Division of the Department, or its successor.

Gate Station. A location at which gas changes ownership or responsibility for transportation, from one party to another, neither of which is the ultimate consumer. Also referred to as "take station" or "delivery point".

Jetting. Compaction of soil using a stream of high-pressure water.

Operator. Any person who owns, operates, or maintains a pipeline.

Person. Any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, state agency, municipality, municipal department, cooperative association, or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.

Pipeline. A natural gas main or transmission line with an MAOP greater than 200 psig including, but not limited to, pipe, valves, and other appurtenances attached to the pipe.

Puddling. Use of water to aid in soil compaction.

Sectionalizing Block Valve. An operator-designated valve that is capable of starting and stopping the flow of gas in a segment of a pipeline.

Uprate. To increase the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) of a pipeline.