Alert notices

03-2026 Distribution Pipeline Operators: Alert Notice and Request for Information, NTSB Recommendations from PIR-26-01

02-2026 All Facility Operators: Mandatory electronic positive response, Updated contact information with Gopher State One Call

01-2026 Broadband Operators: Challenges and Impacts to the Damage Prevention Industry

02-2024 Pipeline Safety: Notice provides information regarding Quarterly Utility Performance Reporting

01-2024 Application of the New Valve Rule

03-2022 Pipeline Safety: 49 CFR Parts 199 & 40 Amendments, DOT Drug Testing Clarification, and Recreational Cannabis

02-2022 Pipeline Safety: New Cybersecurity Requirements for Minnesota Pipeline Operators issued by Executive Order 22-20

01-2021 Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform: Final Rule; withdrawal of enforcement discretion

02-2020 Guidance and recommendations for intrastate Minnesota gas pipeline operators on designing and operating their pipeline systems with specific reference to inside meter sets, low-pressure distribution systems and engineering management

01-2020 Operating Pipelines within MAOP Thresholds: Over-pressure Protection and Operating Pressures

01-2018 Regulatory Requirements for Maintenance and Abandonment

01-2017 Pipeline Safety: Accident and Incident Notification

02-2016 Interpretation of §192.739 – Pressure Limiting and Regulating Stations: Inspection and Testing

01-2016 Expanding the Use of Excess Flow Valves in Gas Distribution Systems

02-2010 Barricading above-ground gas pipelines

01-2010 Preventing gas/sewer cross-bores

Alert notices help to ensure the safety and reliability of pipeline operations throughout the state. These notices provide critical information on potential issues, regulatory updates, safety guidelines and best practices, aimed at preventing incidents that could endanger the public, environment and infrastructure.

Alert notices keep industry operators informed about compliance requirements and any new safety measures or investigations. For residents, these notices promote awareness of how to report potential issues and stay safe near pipeline areas, supporting public education around emergency preparedness and environmental protection.