News

05/18/2026

Media contact: media@utc.wa.gov or 360-664-1116
Docket number: TR-260339

LACEY, Wash. – State regulators approved a $9,900 Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) grant to improve safety at the River Street… Read more

Topic(s): General, Public Safety, Rail
05/08/2026

Media contact: media@utc.wa.gov or 360-664-1116   
Docket number: UW-250104

LACEY, Wash. – On April 30, 2026, two administrative law judges (ALJs) for the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) issued an … Read more

Topic(s): General, Water
04/29/2026

LACEY, Wash. – The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission named Stephanie Arnold as the new pipeline safety director. Her first day is May 1.

Arnold has decades of experience in safety, compliance, and engineering. She currently serves as the statewide process… Read more

Topic(s): General
04/16/2026

Media contact: media@utc.wa.gov or 360-664-1116 
Docket number: UG-250610

LACEY, Wash. — The Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) is holding a virtual public comment hearing on April 30 to gather input on… Read more

Topic(s): Consumers, General, Regulated Industries, Energy
04/14/2026

Media contact: media@utc.wa.gov or 360-664-1116
Docket number: UE-260162

Interested parties invited to reply to commission’s initial questions by April 21

LACEY, Wash. – On April 7, 2026, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (commission) opened a new docket to… Read more

Topic(s): Consumers, Utilities, Energy
04/01/2026

LACEY, Wash. - As the weather warms up and gardening season begins, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) reminds everyone to stay safe by calling 811 before starting any digging project.

To highlight the importance of this safety step, Governor Bob… Read more

03/26/2026

LACEY, Wash. – State regulators approved a $14,525 Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) grant for the town of Steilacoom to improve rail safety along the BNSF, Railway Co. (BNSF) rail line. Trains from BNSF, and Union Pacific… Read more

Topic(s): Passenger Transportation, Rail
03/03/2026

Media contact: media@utc.wa.gov or 360-664-1116
Docket number: UW-250104

 

LACEY, Wash. — The Utilities and Transportation Commission is holding a virtual public comment hearing to gather input on a proposed rate… Read more

Topic(s): Water