# Multistage pressure regulation.

**Citation:** WAC 480-93-130  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission  
**Effective:** 2008-06-30  
**Published:** Not stated

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

## Document text

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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=480-93-130>
- Source ID: `wa-wac`
- SHA-256: `1a1fa60a59f898c509896e9fbbc5ca17c5c0e0ee20acae20e923710bc9ecfcb4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-11T02:02:35.809Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T00:22:18.584Z
- Document slug: `wac-480-93-130`

### Source metadata

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  "chapter": "480-93",
  "section": "480-93-130",
  "sourceNote": "[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 80.04.060 and 81.88.040. WSR 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. WSR 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.]",
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