Section 20.05 - Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Plan(1) Each Steam Distribution Company shall establish and file with the Department a detailed written O&M plan that implements the provisions of 220 CMR 20.00. Each Steam Distribution Company shall submit to the Department any revisions to the O&M plan within 30 days following the revisions' effective date.(2) The O&M plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:(a) Operating and maintenance procedures during normal operations and repairs;(b) Procedures for reporting, investigating, classifying, handling, and monitoring steam Leaks, Vapor Conditions and External Damage;(c) Procedures to correct, within specified timeframes, deficiencies found during inspections, evaluations, and tests required by 220 CMR 20.00;(d) Procedures for continuing routine surveillance and inspections of the Main and Service Piping to identify and to take appropriate action concerning failures, leakage history, excessive Water Intrusion, manhole structural condition and other unusual operating and maintenance conditions;(e) Procedures for personnel who perform O&M activities (including all inspections, surveys, and condition assessments) to recognize and report any Safety-related Condition, including procedures for providing a written Safety-related Condition report to the Department within five working days from the date of discovery of the Safety-related Condition;(f) A list of qualified persons who may approve the turn-on of any section of the Main and Service Piping; and(g) Procedures to ensure that the turn-on of any section of the Main and Service Piping is accomplished only by persons specifically trained, qualified, and approved for such purpose.(3) Each Steam Distribution Company shall establish and maintain detailed, up-to-date and accurate geographical information system (GIS) maps and records of its Mains and Service Piping.(4) Each Steam Distribution Company shall comply with its O&M plan. In order to encourage consistency and uniformity when performing O&M activities, company personnel shall maintain a copy of the O&M plan and procedures in the field where work is being performed or have access to an electronic copy.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1468, eff. 4/29/2022.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1470, eff. 4/29/2022.