WAC 480-75-660   Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.  (1) Each pipeline company must prepare and follow a procedural manual that includes the following:

     (a) Procedures required in 49 CFR Section 195.402;

     (b) Procedures for responding to earthquakes, including a threshold for line shutoff, and procedures for integrity monitoring prior to restart; and

     (c) Procedure for assessing the potential for impacts on the pipeline system due to landslides. Pipeline companies with facilities located within potential landslide areas must develop monitoring and remediation procedures for ensuring that pipeline integrity is maintained in these areas.

     (2) Each pipeline company shall submit a copy of its current procedural manual to the commission and must submit any revisions to the procedural manual to the commission within thirty days of the procedural manual change. A new pipeline company must submit its procedural manual no later than sixty days prior to startup.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 80.04.060, 81.88.040. 08-12-045 (Docket PL-070974, General Order R-548), § 480-75-660, filed 5/30/08, effective 6/30/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. 02-18-032 (Docket No. TO-000712, General Order No. R-500), § 480-75-660, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02.]