Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 113.00 - Operation, Maintenance, Replacement, and Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines
Section 113.04 - General

Universal Citation: 220 MA Code of Regs 220.113

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Cast-iron pipe shall not be installed for the distribution of gas after April 12, 1991.

(2) Any written program and procedures required by 220 CMR 113.00 shall be included in the operator's operating and maintenance plan required by 49 CFR 192.605. This inclusion in the operating and maintenance plan shall be completed within 180 days of April 12, 1991.

(3) Any written program and procedures shall be reviewed and modified by the operator as necessary, provided that a review shall be conducted at least once each calendar year.

(4) Each operator shall maintain accurate and readily accessible records to administer and verify the implementation of 220 CMR 113.00. The records shall be maintained at a minimum for five consecutive years after the calendar year to which the records apply.

(5) Cast-iron pipe replacements required by 220 CMR 113.06 and 113.07 are not applicable to normal gas operations and maintenance activities such as repair of joint leaks and breaks, service installations or abandonments, main extensions or branch connections. The provisions of 220 CMR 113.05 pertaining to the development and implementation of a program and procedures regarding the replacement and adandonment of cast-iron pipelines shall apply to normal gas operations and maintenance activities.

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