49 C.F.R. § 195.248 Cover over buried pipeline.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) Unless specifically exempted in this subpart, all pipe must be buried so that it is below the level of cultivation. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the pipe must be installed so that the cover between the top of the pipe and the ground level, road bed, river bottom, or underwater natural bottom (as determined by recognized and generally accepted practices), as applicable, complies with the following table: (b) Except for the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep, less cover than the minimum required by paragraph (a) of this section and §195.210 may be used if— (1) It is impracticable to comply with the minimum cover requirements; and (2) Additional protection is provided that is equivalent to the minimum required cover. [Amdt. 195–22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981; 47 FR 32721, July 29, 1982 as amended by Amdt. 195–52, 59 FR 33397, June 28, 1994; 59 FR 36256, July 15, 1994; Amdt. 195–63, 63 FR 37506, July 13, 1998; Amdt. 195–95, 69 FR 48407, Aug. 10, 2004]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 195—TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE
Subpart D—Construction
§ 195.248 Cover over buried pipeline.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cover inches (millimeters) ------------------------------- Location For normal For rock excavation excavation \1\------------------------------------------------------------------------Industrial, commercial, and residential 36 (914) 30 (762) areas..................................Crossing of inland bodies of water with 48 (1219) 18 (457) a width of at least 100 feet (30 millimeters) from high water mark to high water mark........................Drainage ditches at public roads and 36 (914) 36 (914) railroads..............................Deepwater port safety zones............. 48 (1219) 24 (610)Gulf of Mexico and its inlets in waters 36 (914) 18 (457) less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as measured from mean low water...........Other offshore areas under water less 36 (914) 18 (457) than 12 ft (3.7 meters) deep as measured from mean low water...........Any other area.......................... 30 (762) 18 (457)------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Rock excavation is any excavation that requires blasting or removal by equivalent means.
