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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST PIPE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001385
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				930557988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27140
		FILM NUMBER:		23981004

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98684
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3603976250

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		STREET 1:		201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98684
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>FORM</b>&nbsp;<b>SD</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>201</b>&nbsp;<b>NE Park Plaza Drive, Suite</b>&nbsp;<b>100</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Vancouver, WA 98684</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices and Zip code)</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Aaron</b>&nbsp;<b>Wilkins</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Senior</b>&nbsp;<b>Vice</b>&nbsp;<b>President, Chief</b>&nbsp;<b>Financial</b>&nbsp;<b>Officer, and Corporate</b>&nbsp;<b>Secretary</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>360-397-6250</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Rule&nbsp;13p&#8209;1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR&nbsp;240.13p&#8209;1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2022.</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 97%;">Rule&nbsp;13q&#8209;1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR&nbsp;240.13q&#8209;1) for the fiscal year ended __________.</td>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Section</b>&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&#8212;<b> Conflict Minerals Disclosure</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Item</b>&nbsp;<b>1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Conflict Minerals Disclosure</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">Section&nbsp;1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) to adopt rules mandating issuers that are required to file reports pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), to make specialized disclosures and conduct related diligence concerning specified minerals and their derivative metals determined by the United States government to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries. Under the SEC&#8217;s implementation of Section&nbsp;1502, through the adoption of Section&nbsp;13(p) of the Exchange Act and the promulgation of Rule&nbsp;13p&#8209;1 thereunder, companies that manufacture or contract to manufacture products that contain &#8220;Conflict Minerals&#8221; (defined below) that are necessary to the product&#8217;s functionality or production must file this Form&nbsp;SD Specialized Disclosure Report on an annual basis. This report on Form&nbsp;SD is filed for the reporting period January&nbsp;1, 2022 through December&nbsp;31, 2022. &#8220;Conflict Minerals&#8221; include columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten, or any other mineral or its derivatives that the United States Secretary of State may designate in the future.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">For the purposes of complying with this requirement, Northwest Pipe Company (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) has determined, based on the reasonable country of origin inquiry described below, that with respect to its necessary Conflict Minerals, it either (i)&nbsp;has no reason to believe that such necessary Conflict Minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country, or (ii)&nbsp;reasonably believes that such necessary Conflict Minerals came from recycled or scrap sources.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">The Registrant is a leading manufacturer for water related infrastructure products. In addition to being the largest manufacturer of engineered steel water pipeline systems in North America, the Registrant manufactures stormwater and wastewater technology products; high-quality precast and reinforced concrete products; pump lift stations; steel casing pipe, bar-wrapped concrete cylinder pipe, and one of the largest offerings of pipeline system joints, fittings, and specialized components. Strategically positioned to meet growing water and wastewater infrastructure needs, the Registrant provides solution-based products for a wide range of markets under the ParkUSA, Geneva Pipe and Precast, Permalok&#174;, and Northwest Pipe Company lines. The Registrant does not directly purchase any Conflict Minerals. The Registrant relies on its direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the Conflict Minerals contained in components and materials supplied to it. The Registrant conducted an inquiry in which it asked certain suppliers to state (a)&nbsp;whether any of the materials they supplied to the Registrant contained a Conflict Mineral and (b)&nbsp;if so, to provide a complete country of origin narrative stating the national origin of the Conflict Minerals used, including whether or not they were gathered from scrap or recycled origins. Inquiries were sent, and responses received and reviewed, by employees in the Registrant&#8217;s purchasing operations department. All inquiries were made in writing and accompanied by information regarding the reason for such inquiry. All suppliers were requested to respond in writing on company letterhead. Certain other due diligence procedures were performed in regards to suppliers that did not respond to the initial inquiry or repeated follow up requests.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">The results of this inquiry established that only a very limited number of the Registrant&#8217;s supplies contain Conflict Minerals, and only two Conflict Mineral derivatives&#8212;niobium (a form of columbite-tantalite) and tin&#8212;are present in the materials used by the Registrant in its products. Certain of the Registrant&#8217;s suppliers indicated that such Conflict Minerals were included in the alloys purchased by the Registrant to fabricate its pipe products. Therefore, the Conflict Minerals may be deemed necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by the Registrant under the applicable regulations.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">The suppliers that indicated that they were supplying the Registrant with materials that may contain Conflict Minerals also represented to the Registrant that the niobium or tin supplied to the Registrant either (i)&nbsp;came from recycled or scrap sources or (ii)&nbsp;originated in North or South America and did not originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. The Registrant has no reason to believe these representations are untrue given the facts and circumstances surrounding those representations.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">In accordance with Section&nbsp;13(p) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file this Form&nbsp;SD with the SEC, this report will be available at the Investor Relations section of our website, <u>www.nwpipe.com</u>.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Scott Montross</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">Director, President, and Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer</p>
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