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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-017 - Filing requirements for design, specification, and construction procedures

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(1) Any gas
			 pipeline company intending to construct or operate a gas pipeline in this state
			 must file all applicable construction procedures, designs, and specifications
			 used for each gas pipeline with the commission at least forty-five days prior
			 to the initiation of construction activity. All procedures must detail the
			 acceptable types of materials, fittings, and components for the different types
			 of facilities in the gas pipeline company's system.
(2) Except in an emergency, a gas pipeline
			 company must submit to the commission for review, at least forty-five days
			 prior to construction, any construction plans that do not conform with a gas
			 pipeline company's existing and accepted construction procedures, designs, and
			 specifications on file with the commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-017, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.01.010, and
				  81.88.060. 07-18-010 (Docket
				  PG-061027, General Order R-544), § 480-93-017, filed 8/23/07, effective
				  9/23/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210(1), and
				  80.01.040(1).
				  05-23-174 (Docket No. PG-050933, General Order No. R-524), § 480-93-017,
				  filed 11/23/05, effective 12/24/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-017, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-017, filed 8/5/92, effective
				  9/5/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-018 - Records

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance
			 with all requirements of 49 C.F.R. §§ 191, 192 and chapter 480-93
			 WAC.
(2) Each gas pipeline company
			 must give the commission access to records for review during an inspection and
			 must provide the commission copies of records upon request.
(3) Each gas pipeline company must maintain a
			 list of forms and data bases, including examples where applicable, that specify
			 what records the company maintains. Each gas pipeline company must make this
			 list available to the commission upon request.
(4) Each gas pipeline company must record and
			 maintain records of the actual value of any required reads, tests, surveys or
			 inspections performed. The records must include the name of the person who
			 performed the work and the date the work was performed. The records must also
			 contain information sufficient to determine the location and facilities
			 involved. Examples of the values to be recorded include, but are not limited
			 to, pipe to soil potential reads, rectifier reads, pressure test levels, and
			 combustible gas indicator reads. A gas pipeline company may not record a range
			 of values unless the measuring device being used provides only a range of
			 values.
(5) Each gas pipeline
			 company must update its records within six months of when it completes any
			 construction activity and make such records available to appropriate company
			 operations personnel.
(6) If a gas
			 pipeline company believes a record provided to the commission is confidential
			 as that term is defined in WAC
			 480-07-160(2),
			 the gas pipeline company must follow the procedures in WAC
			 480-07-160 for designating and
			 treating that record as confidential.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-018, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.01.010, and
				  81.88.060. 07-18-010 (Docket
				  PG-061027, General Order R-544), § 480-93-018, filed 8/23/07, effective
				  9/23/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-018, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-018, filed 8/5/92, effective
				  9/5/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-020 - Proximity considerations

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(1) Each
			 gas pipeline company must submit a written request and receive commission
			 approval prior to:
(a) Operating any gas
			 pipeline at greater than five hundred psig if the gas pipeline is within five
			 hundred feet of any of the following places:
(i) A building that is in existence or under
			 construction prior to the date authorization for construction is filed with the
			 commission, if the building is not owned and used by the petitioning gas
			 pipeline company in its gas operations; or
(ii) A high occupancy structure or area that
			 is in existence or under construction prior to the date authorization for
			 construction is filed with the commission; or
(iii) A public highway, as defined in
			 RCW
			 81.80.010(3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-040 - Location of gas compressor stations on gas pipelines

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(1) Each gas pipeline company must locate gas
			 compressor stations that are designed to operate at pressures in excess of two
			 hundred fifty psig, and that have an installed capacity equal to or greater
			 than one thousand horsepower, at least five hundred feet away from any existing
			 buildings that are not under the gas pipeline company's control.
(2) Each gas pipeline company must locate gas
			 compressor stations that are designed to operate at pressures in excess of two
			 hundred fifty psig, and that have an installed capacity of less than one
			 thousand horsepower at least two hundred fifty feet away from any existing
			 buildings that are not under the gas pipeline company's control.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-040, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-040, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05; Order R-28, § 480-93-040, filed 7/15/71; Order R-5, §
				  480-93-040, filed 6/6/69, effective
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-080 - Welder and plastic joiner identification and qualification

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(1) All welding
			 procedures and welders, except welders listed in (a) of this subsection, must
			 be qualified to API Standard 1104 or section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure
			 Vessel Code.
(a) Oxyacetylene welders may
			 qualify under 49 C.F.R. § 192 Appendix C, but may only weld the following
			 size pipe:
(i) Nominal two-inch or smaller
			 branch connections to nominal six-inch or smaller main or service
			 pipe.
(ii) Nominal two-inch or
			 smaller below ground butt welds.
(iii) Nominal four-inch or smaller above
			 ground manifold and meter piping operating at 10 psig or less.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-100 - Valves

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must have a written valve maintenance program detailing the
			 valve selection process, inspection, maintenance, and operating procedures. The
			 written program must detail which valves will be maintained under 49 C.F.R.
			 § 192.745, 49 C.F.R. § 192.747, and this subsection. The written
			 program must also outline how the gas pipeline company will monitor and
			 maintain valves during construction projects to ensure accessibility. The
			 following criteria and locations must be incorporated in the written program.
			 The written program shall explain how each of the following are considered in
			 selecting which valves require annual inspections and maintenance under 49
			 C.F.R. § 192.747:
(a) Each pressure
			 regulating station.
(b) Principal
			 feeds into business districts.
(c)
			 Geographical size of the area to be isolated.
(d) Number of potential customers
			 affected.
(e) Line pipe size and
			 operating pressures.
(f) Class
			 locations.
(g) Potential threats
			 including, but not limited to, earthquakes, floods, and landslides.
(h) Emergency response time.
(i) High occupancy structures or
			 areas.
(j) Line pipe material: For
			 example steel, polyethylene, or cast iron.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-115 - Casing of line pipes

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(1) Whenever a
			 gas pipeline company installs a steel line pipe in a casing, the casing must be
			 bare steel.
(2) For casings
			 installed after September 5, 1992, each gas pipeline company must attach
			 separate test lead wires to each casing without vents, and to the steel gas
			 pipeline to verify that no electric short exists between the two, and that an
			 adequate level of cathodic protection is applied to the steel line
			 pipe.
(3) Whenever a gas pipeline
			 company installs a main or transmission line in a casing or conduit of any type
			 material, the gas pipeline company must seal the casing ends to prevent or slow
			 the migration of gas in the event of a leak.
(4) Whenever a gas pipeline company installs
			 a service line in a casing or conduit, the gas pipeline company must seal the
			 casing at the end nearest the building wall to prevent or slow the migration of
			 gas towards the building in the event of a leak.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-115, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-115, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-115, filed 8/5/92, effective
				  9/5/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-124 - Pipeline markers

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must place pipeline markers at the following locations:
(a) Where practical, over pipelines operating
			 above two hundred fifty psig;
(b)
			 Over mains and transmission lines crossing navigable waterways (custom signage
			 may be required to ensure visibility);
(c) Over mains and transmission lines at
			 river, creek, drainage ditch, or irrigation canal crossings where hydraulic
			 scouring, dredging, or other activity could pose a risk to the pipeline (custom
			 signage may be required to ensure visibility);
(d) Over gas pipelines at railroad
			 crossings;
(e) At above ground gas
			 pipelines except service risers, meter set assemblies, and gas pipeline company
			 owned piping downstream of the meter set assembly. The minimum lettering size
			 requirements located in 49 C.F.R. § 192.707(d)(1) do not apply to
			 services;
(f) Over mains located in
			 Class 1 and 2 locations;
(g) Over
			 transmission lines in Class 1 and 2 locations, and where practical, over
			 transmission lines in Class 3 and 4 locations; and
(h) Over mains and transmission lines at
			 interstate, U.S. and state route crossings where practical.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-130 - Multistage pressure regulation

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Where gas pressures are reduced in two or more stages, each gas
				pipeline company must install the necessary regulators and equipment in such a
				manner as to provide protection between regulator stages. The purpose of this
				rule is to minimize the potential dangers of failures of one stage of regulator
				equipment resulting from fire, explosion, or damage of any kind, from adversely
				affecting the operation of the other stage or stages of regulation. Each gas
				pipeline company must ensure, when practical to do so, that there is a minimum
				of fifty feet of separation between regulator stages.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-130, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-130, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05; Order R-28, § 480-93-130, filed 7/15/71; Order R-5, §
				  480-93-130, filed 6/6/69, effective
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-140 - Service regulators

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(1) To ensure
			 proper operation of service regulators, each gas pipeline company must install,
			 operate, and maintain service regulators in accordance with federal and state
			 regulations, and in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended installation
			 and maintenance practices.
(2) Each
			 gas pipeline company must inspect and test service regulators and associated
			 safety devices during the initial turn-on, and when a customer experiences a
			 pressure problem. Testing must include determining the gas regulator's outlet
			 set pressure at a specified flow rate. Each gas pipeline company must use
			 pressure gauges downstream of the regulator during testing. Safety devices such
			 as fracture discs are not required to be tested.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-140, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-140, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-140, filed 8/5/92, effective 9/5/92; Order R-28,
				  § 480-93-140, filed 7/15/71; Order R-5, § 480-93-140, filed 6/6/69,
				  effective 10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-155 - Increasing maximum allowable operating pressure

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(1) If a gas pipeline company wants to uprate
			 to a MAOP greater than sixty psig, the company must submit to the commission
			 for review, at least forty-five days before uprating, a written plan of
			 procedures including all applicable specifications with drawings of the
			 affected pipeline systems. At a minimum, the plan must include the following:
(a) A list of all affected gas pipeline
			 facilities, including pipes, fittings, valves, and other affected equipment,
			 with the manufacturer's specified maximum operating pressure limits, their
			 specified minimum yield strength (SMYS) at the intended MAOP, and any other
			 applicable specifications or limitations;
(b) Original design and construction
			 standards;
(c) Original pressure
			 test records;
(d) Previous
			 operating pressures identifying the dates and lengths of time at that
			 pressure;
(e) Records of all leaks,
			 regardless of cause, and the dates and methods of repair;
(f) Where the pipeline is being uprated to a
			 MAOP that produces a hoop stress of twenty percent or more of the SMYS, records
			 of the original welding standards and welders;
(g) Maintenance records of all affected
			 regulator stations and system relief valves for the past three years or three
			 most recent inspections, whichever is longer;
(h) Where applicable, relief valve capacities
			 at the proposed MAOP compared to regulator flow capacities, with
			 calculations;
(i) Cathodic
			 protection readings of the affected gas pipeline and facilities, including
			 rectifier readings, for the past three years or three most recent inspections,
			 whichever is longer; and
(j) Any
			 additional information that the commission may deem necessary to evaluate the
			 pressure increase.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-160 - Reporting requirements of proposed construction

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(1) Each gas pipeline company must file a
			 proposed construction report with the commission at least forty-five days prior
			 to construction or replacement of any segment of a gas transmission pipeline
			 equal to or greater than one hundred feet in length. Emergency repairs are
			 exempt from this section.
(2) The
			 report must describe the proposed route and the specifications for the pipeline
			 and must include, but is not limited to, the following items:
(a) Description and purpose of the proposed
			 pipeline;
(b) Route map showing the
			 type of construction to be used throughout the length of the line, and
			 delineation of class location as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 192.5, and
			 incorporated boundaries along the route. Aerial photographs must be submitted
			 upon request;
(c) Location and
			 specification of principal valves, regulators, and other auxiliary equipment to
			 be installed as a part of the pipeline system to be constructed;
(d) MAOP for the gas pipeline being
			 constructed;
(e) Location and
			 construction details of all river crossings or other unusual construction
			 requirements encountered en route, e.g., places where pipe will be exposed or
			 it is impractical to provide required cover, bridge crossings, lines to be laid
			 parallel to railroads or state highways, including encroachments, and any other
			 areas requiring special or unusual design and construction
			 considerations;
(f) Proposed
			 corrosion control program to be followed including specifications for coating
			 and wrapping, and the method to ensure the integrity of the coating using
			 holiday detection equipment;
(g)
			 Welding specifications; and
(h)
			 Bending procedures to be followed if needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-170 - Tests and reports for gas pipelines

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(1) Each gas pipeline company must notify the
			 commission in writing at least three business days prior to the commencement of
			 any pressure test of a gas pipeline that will have a MAOP that produces a hoop
			 stress of twenty percent or more of the specified minimum yield strength of the
			 pipe used. Pressure test procedures must be on file with the commission or
			 submitted at the time of notification.
(a)
			 The pressure tests of any such gas pipeline built in Class 3 or Class 4
			 locations, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 192.5, or within one hundred yards of
			 a building, must be at least eight hours in duration.
(b) When the test medium is to be a gas or
			 compressible fluid, each gas pipeline company must notify the appropriate
			 public officials so that adequate public protection can be provided for during
			 the test.
(c) In an emergency
			 situation where it is necessary to maintain continuity of service, the
			 requirements of subsection (1) of this section and subsection (1)(a) of this
			 section may be waived by notifying the commission by calling the emergency
			 notification line (see WAC
			 480-93-005(8) )
			 prior to performing the test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-175 - Moving and lowering metallic gas pipelines

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(1) A gas pipeline company may not move or
			 lower cast iron pipe or metallic pipe with mechanical or threaded
			 joints.
(2) Except for the pipe
			 referenced in subsection (1) of this section, a gas pipeline company may move
			 or lower metallic line pipe with an MAOP of sixty psig or less, which has a
			 nominal diameter of two inches or less, if the gas pipeline company can certify
			 that no undue stresses will be placed on the pipeline and that it can be moved
			 or lowered in a safe manner. The gas pipeline company must consider factors
			 such as the type of materials, proximity to fittings, joints, and welds, and
			 any other factors that could place undue stress on the gas pipeline or create
			 an unsafe condition.
(3) Before
			 moving or lowering a gas pipeline other than the line pipe described in
			 subsection (2) of this section, each gas pipeline company must prepare a study
			 to determine whether moving or lowering will cause an unsafe condition. The gas
			 pipeline company's engineering department must review, approve, and retain the
			 study for the life of the pipeline. The study must analyze the following
			 factors:
(a) The required deflection of the
			 pipe;
(b) The diameter, wall
			 thickness, and grade of pipe;
(c)
			 The characteristics of the pipeline;
(d) The terrain and class location;
(e) The present condition of the
			 pipeline;
(f) The anticipated
			 stresses of the pipeline including the safe allowable stress limits;
			 and
(g) The toughness of the
			 steel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-178 - Protection of plastic pipe

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(1) Each
			 gas pipeline company must have detailed written procedures for the storage,
			 handling, and installation of plastic pipelines. Except for joining procedures,
			 and unless the gas pipeline company has more stringent procedures, the company
			 must store, handle, and install plastic pipe in accordance with the latest
			 applicable manufacturer's recommended practices.
(2) The gas pipeline company must follow the
			 manufacturer's recommendation for maximum cumulative ultraviolet light exposure
			 limit for plastic pipe. If there is no such recommendation, the gas pipeline
			 company must not expose plastic pipe to ultraviolet light for more than two
			 years. Each gas pipeline company must include the applicable ultraviolet
			 exposure time limit in its procedures manual.
(3) Each gas pipeline company must install a
			 weak link on each plastic pipe that is pulled through the ground by mechanical
			 means, to ensure the pipe will not be damaged by excessive tensile
			 forces.
(4) When a gas pipeline
			 company installs plastic pipelines parallel to other underground utilities, it
			 must ensure there is a minimum of twelve inches of separation from the other
			 utilities. Where a minimum twelve inches of separation is not possible, a gas
			 pipeline company must take adequate precautions, such as inserting the plastic
			 pipeline in conduit, to minimize any potential hazards resulting from the close
			 proximity to the other utilities.
(5) When a gas pipeline company installs
			 plastic pipelines perpendicular to other underground utilities, it must ensure
			 there is a minimum of six inches of separation from the other utilities. Where
			 a minimum six inches of separation is not possible, a gas pipeline company must
			 take adequate precautions, such as inserting the plastic pipeline in conduit,
			 to minimize any potential hazards resulting from the close proximity to the
			 other utilities.
(6) Except for
			 approved steel encased plastic pipe, and except where allowed by (b) of this
			 subsection, a gas pipeline company may temporarily install plastic pipe above
			 ground for no longer than thirty days.
(a)
			 During such temporary installations, the gas pipeline company must monitor and
			 protect above ground plastic pipe from potential damage.
(b) A gas pipeline company may install above
			 ground plastic pipe for periods longer than thirty days if it has a written
			 monitoring program and if it notifies the commission by telephone using the
			 emergency notification line (see WAC
			 480-93-005(8) )
			 prior to exceeding the thirty-day time limit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-180 - Plans and procedures

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must have and follow a gas pipeline plan and procedure manual
			 (manual) for operation, maintenance, inspection, and emergency response
			 activities that is specific to the gas pipeline company's system. The manual
			 must include plans and procedures for meeting all applicable requirements of 49
			 C.F.R. §§ 191, 192 and chapter 480-93 WAC, and any plans or
			 procedures used by a gas pipeline company's associated contractors.
(2) The manual must be filed with the
			 commission forty-five days prior to the operation of any gas pipeline. Each gas
			 pipeline company must file revisions to the manual with the commission
			 annually. The commission may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, require
			 that a manual be revised or amended. Applicable portions of the manual related
			 to a procedure being performed on the pipeline must be retained on-site where
			 the activity is being performed.
(3) The manual must be written in detail
			 sufficient for a person with adequate training to perform the tasks described.
			 For example, a manual should contain specific, detailed, step-by-step
			 instructions on how to maintain a regulator or rectifier, conduct a leak survey
			 or conduct a pressure test.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-180, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.01.010, and
				  81.88.060. 07-18-010 (Docket
				  PG-061027, General Order R-544), § 480-93-180, filed 8/23/07, effective
				  9/23/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-180, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.310. 01-20-061 (Docket No.
				  A-010827, General Order No. R-491), § 480-93-180, filed 9/28/01, effective
				  10/29/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-180, filed 8/5/92, effective 9/5/92; Order R-28,
				  § 480-93-180, filed 7/15/71; Order R-5, § 480-93-180, filed 6/6/69,
				  effective 10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-185 - Gas leak investigation

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(1) Each
			 gas pipeline company must investigate any odor, leak, explosion, or fire, which
			 may involve its gas pipelines, promptly after receiving notification. Where the
			 investigation reveals a leak, the gas pipeline company must grade the leak in
			 accordance with WAC
			 480-93-186, and take appropriate
			 action. The gas pipeline company must retain the leak investigation record for
			 the life of the pipeline.
(2) In
			 the event of an explosion, fire, death, or injury, the gas pipeline company
			 must not remove any suspected gas facility until the commission or the lead
			 investigative authority has designated the release of the gas facility. Once
			 the situation is made safe, the gas pipeline company must keep the facility
			 intact until directed by the lead investigative authority.
(3) When leak indications are found to
			 originate from a foreign source (for example, a gasoline tank, a sewer, a marsh
			 or customer-owned piping), and the situation is ongoing and potentially
			 hazardous, the gas pipeline company must:
(a)
			 Take appropriate action regarding its own facilities to protect life and
			 property; and
(b) Report the leak
			 promptly to the source facility owner or operator and, where appropriate, to
			 the police department, fire department, or other appropriate governmental
			 agency. If the property owner or an adult person occupying the premises is not
			 available, the gas pipeline company must, within twenty-four hours of the leak
			 investigation, send by first-class mail, addressed to the person occupying the
			 premises, a letter explaining the results of the investigation. The gas
			 pipeline company must keep a record of each letter sent for five
			 years.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-186 - Leak evaluation

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(1) Based on an
			 evaluation of the location and/or magnitude of a leak, the gas pipeline company
			 must assign one of the leak grades defined in WAC
			 480-93-18601 to establish the
			 leak repair priority. A gas pipeline company may use an alphabetical grade
			 classification, i.e., Grade A for Grade 1, Grade B for Grade 2, and Grade C for
			 Grade 3 if it has historically used such a grading designation. Each gas
			 pipeline company must apply the same criteria used for initial leak grading
			 when reevaluating leaks.
(2) Each
			 gas pipeline company must establish a procedure for evaluating the
			 concentration and extent of gas leakage. When evaluating any leak, the gas
			 pipeline company must determine and document the perimeter of the leak area. If
			 the perimeter of the leak extends to a building wall, the gas pipeline company
			 must extend the investigation inside the building. Where the reading is in an
			 unvented, enclosed space, the gas pipeline company must consider the rate of
			 dissipation when the space is ventilated and the rate of accumulation when the
			 space is resealed.
(3) The gas
			 pipeline company must check the perimeter of the leak area with a combustible
			 gas indicator. The gas pipeline company must perform a follow-up inspection on
			 all leak repairs with residual gas remaining in the ground as soon as
			 practical, but not later than thirty days following the repair.
(4) Grade 1 and 2 leaks can only be
			 downgraded once to a Grade 3 leak without a physical repair. After a leak has
			 been downgraded once, the maximum repair time for that leak is twenty-one
			 months.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-186, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-186, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05; Order R-103, § 480-93-186, filed
				  5/18/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-18601 - Leak classification and action criteria - Grade - Definition - Priority of leak repair

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(1) A "Grade 1
			 leak" is a leak that represents an existing or probable hazard to persons or
			 property and requiring prompt action, immediate repair, or continuous action
			 until the conditions are no longer hazardous.
(a) Prompt action in response to a Grade 1
			 leak may require one or more of the following:
(i) Implementation of the gas pipeline
			 company's emergency plan pursuant 49 C.F.R. § 192.615;
(ii) Evacuating the premises;
(iii) Blocking off an area;
(iv) Rerouting traffic;
(v) Eliminating sources of
			 ignition;
(vi) Venting the
			 area;
(vii) Stopping the flow of
			 gas by closing valves or other means; or
(viii) Notifying police and fire
			 departments.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-187 - Gas leak records

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Each gas pipeline company must prepare and maintain permanent
				gas leak records. The leak records must contain sufficient data and information
				to permit the commission to assess the adequacy of the gas pipeline company's
				leakage program. Gas leak records must contain, at a minimum, the following
				information:
(1) Date and time the
			 leak was detected, investigated, reported, and repaired, and the name of the
			 person conducting the investigation;
(2) Location of the leak (sufficiently
			 described to allow ready location by other qualified personnel);
(3) Leak grade;
(4) Pipeline classification (e.g.,
			 distribution, transmission, service);
(5) If reported by an outside party, the name
			 and address of the reporting party;
(6) Component that leaked (e.g., pipe, tee,
			 flange, valve);
(7) Size and
			 material that leaked (e.g., steel, plastic, cast iron);
(8) Pipe condition;
(9) Type of repair;
(10) Leak cause;
(11) Date pipe installed (if
			 known);
(12) Magnitude and location
			 of CGI readings left; and
(13)
			 Unique identification numbers (such as serial numbers) of leak detection
			 equipment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-187, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-187, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-187, filed 8/5/92, effective 9/5/92; Order R-104,
				  § 480-93-187, filed 5/18/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-188 - Gas leak surveys

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must perform gas leak surveys using a gas detection instrument
			 covering the following areas and circumstances:
(a) Over all mains, services, and
			 transmission lines including the testing of the atmosphere near other utility
			 (gas, electric, telephone, sewer, or water) boxes or manholes, and other
			 underground structures;
(b) Through
			 cracks in paving and sidewalks;
(c)
			 On all above ground piping (may be checked with either a gas detection
			 instrument or with a soap solution);
(d) Where a gas service line exists, the gas
			 pipeline company must conduct a leak survey at the building wall at the point
			 of entrance, using a bar hole if necessary; and
(e) Within all buildings where gas leakage
			 has been detected at the outside wall, at locations where escaping gas could
			 potentially migrate into and accumulate inside the building.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-200 - Reporting requirements

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must give notice to the commission by telephone using the
			 emergency notification line (see WAC
			 480-93-005(8))
			 within two hours of discovering an incident or hazardous condition arising out
			 of its operations that results in:
(a) A
			 fatality or personal injury requiring hospitalization;
(b) Property damage valued at more than
			 $50,000, or as defined in
			 49
			 C.F.R. 191.3(1)(ii),
			 whichever is higher;
(c) The
			 evacuation of a building, or a high occupancy structure or area;
(d) The unintentional ignition of
			 gas;
(e) The unscheduled
			 interruption of service furnished by any gas pipeline company to 25 or more
			 distribution customers;
(f) A
			 pipeline or system pressure exceeding the MAOP plus 10 percent or the maximum
			 pressure allowed by proximity considerations outlined in WAC
			 480-93-020;
			 or
(g) A significant occurrence, in
			 the judgment of the gas pipeline company, even though it does not meet the
			 criteria of (a) through (g) of this subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-223 - Civil penalty for violation of chapter 81.88 RCW and commission gas safety rules

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Any gas pipeline company that violates any pipeline safety
				provision of any commission order, or any rule in this chapter including those
				rules adopted by reference, or chapter 81.88 RCW is subject to a civil penalty
				not to exceed the amounts in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 190.223.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-223, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-223, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 80.28.210. 95-19-057 (Order
				  R-433, Docket No. UG-950625), § 480-93-223, filed 9/15/95, effective
				  10/16/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-230 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-93 WAC

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The commission may grant an exemption from the provisions of
				any rule in this chapter. The standards and procedures for seeking an exemption
				are set forth in WAC
				480-07-110 (Exceptions from and
				modifications to the rules in this chapter; special rules.)
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-230, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-230, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-230, filed 8/5/92, effective 9/5/92; Order R-28,
				  § 480-93-230, filed 7/15/71; Order R-5, § 480-93-230, filed 6/6/69,
				  effective 10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-250 - Damage prevention

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Each gas pipeline company must comply with chapter 19.122 RCW,
				including:
(1) Subscribe to the
			 appropriate one-number locator service;
(2) Provide, upon receipt of locate notice,
			 reasonably accurate information as to its locatable underground facilities by
			 surface-marking the location of the facilities;
(3) Respond with locate markings within two
			 business days after receipt of the notice or within a time mutually agreed upon
			 between the operator and the excavator requesting the utility locate
			 information.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-250, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.01.010, and
				  81.88.060. 07-18-010 (Docket
				  PG-061027, General Order R-544), § 480-93-250, filed 8/23/07, effective
				  9/23/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-999 - Adoption by reference

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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference each of the
				regulations and/or standards identified below. Each regulation or standard is
				listed by publication, publisher, scope of what the commission is adopting,
				effective date of the regulation or standard, the place within the commission's
				rules the regulation or standard is referenced, and where to obtain the
				regulation or standard.
(1) Parts
			 190.221, 190.223, 191, 192, 193, 196, 198, and 199 of Title 49 Code of Federal
			 Regulations, including all appendices and amendments thereto as published by
			 the United States Government Printing Office.
(a) The commission adopts the version of the
			 above regulations that were in effect on December 31, 2022, except the
			 following sections are not adopted by reference: 191.1, 192.1(a), 193.2001(a),
			 196.1, 198.1, 199.1. In addition, please note that in WAC
			 480-93-013, the commission
			 includes "new construction" in the definition of "covered task," as defined in
			 49 C.F.R. Sec.
			 192.801(b)(2).
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC
			 480-93-005 (Definitions), WAC
			 480-93-015 (Odorization of gas),
			 WAC 480-93-018 (Records), WAC
			 480-93-080 (Welder and plastic
			 joiner identification and qualification), WAC
			 480-93-100 (Valves), WAC
			 480-93-110 (Corrosion control),
			 WAC 480-93-124 (Pipeline markers),
			 WAC 480-93-160 (Reporting
			 requirements of proposed construction), WAC
			 480-93-170 (Tests and reports for
			 gas pipelines), WAC
			 480-93-180 (Plans and
			 procedures), WAC
			 480-93-223 (Civil penalty for
			 violation of chapter 81.88 RCW and commission gas safety rules), and WAC
			 480-93-18601 (Leak classification
			 and action criteria-Grade-Definition-Priority of leak repair).
(c) Copies of Title 49 Code of Federal
			 Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore,
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/
. It
			 is also available for inspection at the commission.
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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference each of the
				regulations and/or standards identified below. Each regulation or standard is
				listed by publication, publisher, scope of what the commission is adopting,
				effective date of the regulation or standard, the place within the commission's
				rules the regulation or standard is referenced, and where to obtain the
				regulation or standard.
(1) Parts
			 190.221, 190.223, 191, 192, 193, 196, 198, and 199 of Title 49 Code of Federal
			 Regulations, including all appendices and amendments thereto as published by
			 the United States Government Printing Office.
(a) The commission adopts the version of the
			 above regulations that were in effect on December 31, 2023, except the
			 following sections are not adopted by reference: 191.1, 192.1(a), 193.2001(a),
			 196.1, 198.1, 199.1. In addition, please note that in WAC 480-93-013, the
			 commission includes "new construction" in the definition of "covered task," as
			 defined in  49 C.F.R. Sec. 192.801 (b)(2).
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC
			 480-93-005 (Definitions), WAC 480-93-015 (Odorization of gas), WAC 480-93-018 (Records), WAC 480-93-080 (Welder and plastic joiner identification and
			 qualification), WAC 480-93-100 (Valves), WAC 480-93-110 (Corrosion control),
			 WAC 480-93-124 (Pipeline markers), WAC 480-93-160 (Reporting requirements of
			 proposed construction), WAC 480-93-170 (Tests and reports for gas pipelines),
			 WAC 480-93-180 (Plans and procedures), WAC 480-93-223 (Civil penalty for
			 violation of chapter 81.88 RCW and commission gas safety rules), and WAC
			 480-93-18601 (Leak classification and action criteria-Grade-Definition-Priority
			 of leak repair).
(c) Copies of
			 Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations are available from the U.S. Government
			 Online Bookstore,
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/
. It is also
			 available for inspection at the commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-100 - Electric companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-100-001 - Purpose

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The legislature has declared that operating as an electric
				  utility in the state of Washington is a business affected with the public
				  interest and that such utilities should be regulated. The purpose of these
				  rules is to administer and enforce
				  chapter
				  80.28 RCW by establishing
				  rules of general applicability and requirements for:
Consumer protection;
Financial records and reporting;
Electric metering; and
Electric safety and standards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-004 (Docket No.
					 UE-990473, General Order No. R-482), § 480-100-001, filed 5/3/01,
					 effective 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-100 - Electric companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-100-003 - Application of rules

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(1) The rules in
				this chapter apply to any electric utility that is subject to the jurisdiction
				of the commission under
				RCW
				80.04.010 and
				chapter
				80.28 RCW. These rules
				also include various requirements of the utility's customers and
				applicants.
(2) The tariff
				provisions filed by utilities must conform with these rules. If the commission
				accepts a tariff that conflicts with these rules, the acceptance does not
				constitute a waiver of these rules unless the commission specifically approves
				the variation consistent with WAC
				480-100-008, Exemptions from
				rules in chapter 480-100 WAC. Tariffs that conflict with these rules without
				approval are superseded by these rules.
(3) Any affected person may ask the
				commission to review the interpretation of these rules by a utility or customer
				by posing an informal complaint under WAC
				480-07-910, Informal complaints,
				or by filing a formal complaint under WAC
				480-07-370, Pleading and briefs
				-- Application for authority -- Protests.
(4) No deviation from these rules is
				permitted without written authorization by the commission. Violation will be
				subject to penalties as provided by law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-100-003, filed 11/24/03,
					 effective 1/1/04; 01-11-004 (Docket No. UE-990473, General Order No. R-482),
					 § 480-100-003, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.