Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 115.00 - Uniform Reporting of Lost and Unaccounted-for Gas
Section 115.04 - Annual Reporting Requirements

Universal Citation: 220 MA Code of Regs 220.115

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Each Gas Company shall file with the Department no later than March 15th annually a report of LAUF for the previous calendar year. The report shall contain measurements of LAUF components as specified by the Department and shall be in a format approved by the Department. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following items:

(a) Total amount of LAUF;

(b) Total gas purchased by the Gas Company;

(c) Total gas delivered to customers;

(d) Amount and description of any adjustment to LAUF made by the Gas Company, such as Company-use Gas; and

(e) Amount of LAUF attributable to each of the LAUF components identified and defined by the Department, including but not limited to the following:
1. Fugitive Emissions;

2. External Damage; and

3. Intentional Venting/Purging.

(2) Each Gas Company shall use operational and billing data to determine the total amount of LAUF and to identify and measure each of its components, and shall use sound engineering practices and operational data to identify and measure all sources and locations where LAUF occurs in the natural gas systems.

(3) The annual LAUF reports shall be made available to the public on the Department's website or in a manner deemed appropriate by the Department.

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