The Washington UTC Pipeline Safety program inspects natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines operating in the state of Washington. The program also provides staff and support to the Citizens Committee on Pipeline Safety--a governor-appointed advisory body that meets regulary to discuss, identify, review, and highlight pipeline safety issues on a state and national level.

• Agreement with city of Enumclaw on gas system safety violations effective today
• The Commission approves and adopts settlement subject to conditions on a commission complaint against the City of Enumclaw.
• Utilities serving customers below the Hanson Dam in the Green River Valley to discuss flood-preparation plans
• UTC staff reach agreement with city of Enumclaw on natural gas system safety violations
• Gov. Gregoire urges residents to ‘Call Before You Dig’
• State files complaint against city of Enumclaw for natural gas system safety violations
• Commission approves pipeline safety settlement with Avista
• State levies $1.25 million penalty against Puget Sound Energy for faulty pipeline safety records
• Public records request of detailed pipeline system data
• UTC approves purchase of Cascade Natural Gas Company
• PSE plans for replacing older steel natural gas pipelines
• Two long-standing PSE inspection cases resolved
• Pipeline staff proposes $2 million penalty, alleging altered records
• UTC intervenes in LNG proposal
• Closed Pipeline Cases (Archive)

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• Small Gas Pipeline System Study
• Land Use Report
• Washington pipeline incidents (as defined by federal rules)
• Pipeline Awareness Project
• More Reports

• Intrastate Inspection Checklists/Forms
• Interstate Inspection Checklists/Forms
• PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety
• PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety "Stakeholder Communications"
• 2009 Federal Register Activities
• Other Links

• Gas rule update (SB 5225 compliance)
• Liquid pipeline rule update (SB5225 compliance)

• UTC Damage Statistic Report Form
• UTC Construction Defects & Materials Failures Form
• UTC Hazardous Liquid Annual Report Form