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.

• Utilities commission hires new director of pipeline safety
• Vancouver construction company penalized for dig law violations
• State levies $1.25 million penalty against Puget Sound Energy for faulty pipeline safety records
• Position opening: Pipeline safety program seeks new director
• UTC approves purchase of Cascade Natural Gas Company
• PSE plans for replacing older steel natural gas pipelines
• Commission approves pipeline safety settlement with Avista
• Two long-standing PSE inspection cases resolved
• Public records request of detailed pipeline system data
• David Lykken named acting director of pipeline safety
• Pipeline staff proposes $2 million penalty, alleging altered records
• UTC intervenes in LNG proposal
• Closed Pipeline Cases (Archive)

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