# Distribution Maps and Records

**Citation:** 220 CMR 101.08  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities  
**Effective:** 2024-10-11  
**Published:** 2024-10-11

(1) Each operator shall establish and maintain maps of the operator's service area which identify the operator's intrastate gas pipeline facilities. Each operator shall establish and follow procedures to ensure that maps and records are: (a) Accurate, complete, and identify the location of all activ

## Document text

(1) Each operator shall establish and maintain maps of the operator's service area which identify the operator's intrastate gas pipeline facilities. Each operator shall establish and follow procedures to ensure that maps and records are:

(a) Accurate, complete, and identify the location of all active pipes, including but not limited to mains, services, and service stubs;

(b) Updated within 60 days of the completion of construction, completion of maintenance, or discovery of a main or service;

(c) Kept and maintained at a secure location; and

(d) Available to all applicable operating personnel.

(2) Facilities that are under active construction or maintenance must be identified in the operator's maps and records and be available to operating personnel.

(3) Each operator shall establish training for all construction and maintenance staff, including Contractors, on its maps and records procedures.

(4) Each operator shall implement a Quality Assurance and Quality Control program to identify and correct inaccuracies of its maps and records. Each operator shall report the results to the Department annually in a format to be determined by the Department.

(5) Each operator shall comply with all guidelines set by the Department regarding service quality metrics.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.mass.gov/doc/220-cmr-10100-1/download>
- Source ID: `ma-dpu-cmr`
- SHA-256: `81b6cc3a352e08f8abf44d243b71494d49e287fa1b11cd4c1ba04043643091e0`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T05:00:35.559Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T19:46:50.406Z
- Document slug: `ma-cmr-220-101-08`

### Source metadata

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  "effectiveOn": "2024-10-11",
  "adoptedOn": "2024-09-26",
  "adoptionDocket": "D.P.U. 22-100",
  "registerNumber": 1532,
  "statutoryAuthority": "M.G.L. c. 164, §§ 66, 76, 76C, 105A, and 116B",
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    "49 CFR Part 192",
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  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on Massachusetts intrastate jurisdiction, operator and facility status, the definitions and exceptions in 220 CMR 101.00, incorporated federal standards, Department waivers or orders, and section-specific transition periods. The Massachusetts Pipeline Safety Division does not regulate interstate pipelines or hazardous-material transportation by pipeline.",
  "publicationCaveat": "Mass.gov states that posted DPU regulations are informational copies rather than the legally official CMR edition. The official CMR is available through the Massachusetts State Bookstore; verify the official edition before legal reliance.",
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