# Valve spacing and rapid shutdown.

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** WAC 480-75-390
- **title:** Valve spacing and rapid shutdown.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2008-06-30
- **summary:** (1) Each pipeline company must have procedures to rapidly locate and isolate reportable releases from its pipeline.

(2) When determining the type of valve to be used, its location, and its shut-off time, each pipeline company must consider the following:

(a) Terrain;

(b) Geohazards;

(c) Drainage
- **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/wac-480-75-390.json
- **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/wac-480-75-390.md
- **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/wac-480-75-390
- **source url:** https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=480-75-390
**body:**

(1) Each pipeline company must have procedures to rapidly locate and isolate reportable releases from its pipeline.

(2) When determining the type of valve to be used, its location, and its shut-off time, each pipeline company must consider the following:

(a) Terrain;

(b) Geohazards;

(c) Drainage; and

(d) Type and condition of the pipe.

(3) Whenever a pipeline company installs a new rapid shutdown valve, the pipeline company must conduct a surge analysis to ensure that the surge pressure in the pipeline will not exceed one hundred ten percent of the maximum operating pressure as a result of a rapid valve closure.
- **truncated:** false
- **body characters:** 625