# MIDDLEBORO GAS & ELEC. DEPT. — Gas distribution annual report (1974)

**Citation:** PHMSA Annual Report 741044 (1974)  
**Type / status:** inspection / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1974-12-31

Gas distribution; reporting year 1974; MA. Operator-reported infrastructure data.

## Document text

Gas distribution annual report for reporting year 1974, submitted by MIDDLEBORO GAS & ELEC. DEPT. (operator 12444). Reported scope: MA. Represented states: MA. Selected reported fields: system miles of main: 51; system services: 1860; leaks outside force: 4; leaks construction defect: 53; leaks material failure: 62; leaks other: 33. The sortable date is the reporting-period end, not the operator submission date.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/d/aemm-7pyq>
- Source ID: `phmsa-annual-reports`
- SHA-256: `33cd688b4a3e28cede3279b67d2ffc2c60cfd724342eb5738f0844154d4aab4c`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:59:50.318Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T07:26:51.911Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-annual-91f40041603d2482383e9cbb`

### Source metadata

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  },
  "region": "MA",
  "commodity": null,
  "representedStates": [
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  "jurisdictionClasses": [],
  "facilities": [],
  "metrics": {
    "SYSTEM_MILES_OF_MAIN": 51,
    "SYSTEM_SERVICES": 1860,
    "LEAKS_OUTSIDE_FORCE": 4,
    "LEAKS_CONSTRUCTION_DEFECT": 53,
    "LEAKS_MATERIAL_FAILURE": 62,
    "LEAKS_OTHER": 33
  },
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  "dataAsOf": null,
  "reportingPeriodEnd": "1974-12-31",
  "dateBasis": "calendar_year_end_not_submission_date",
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    "workbook": "annual_gas_distribution_1970_1989.xls",
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  "caveat": "Operator-reported annual infrastructure data may be corrected. The indexed date is the reporting-period end, not the submission date, and the record is not an agency finding about current facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "MIDDLEBORO GAS & ELEC. DEPT."
}
```