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49 C.F.R. § 195.210

Pipeline location

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(a) Pipeline right-of-way must be selected to avoid, as far as practicable, areas containing private dwellings, industrial buildings, and places of public assembly.

(b) No pipeline may be located within 50 feet (15 meters) of any private dwelling, or any industrial building or place of public assembly in which persons work, congregate, or assemble, unless it is provided with at least 12 inches (305 millimeters) of cover in addition to that prescribed in § 195.248.

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 39360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-63, 63 FR 37506, July 13, 1998]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2023 · leading case: Williams Pipe Line Co. v. City of Mounds View, 651 F. Supp. 551 (D. Minnesota 1987).
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Williams Pipe Line Co. v. City of Mounds View, 651 F. Supp. 551 (D. Minnesota 1987). · cites it 3× “23 The counterclaim asserts a violation of 49 C.F.R. § 195.210 , which requires that pipeline locations “be selected to avoid, as far as practicable, areas containing private dwellings, industrial buildings, and places of public assembly.”
Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. v. PUC (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023). · cites it 11× “The Mariner East pipelines run through high consequence areas with private dwellings, industrial buildings, and places of public assembly, in violation of 49 C.F.R. §195.210 (a). The complaint alleged that a valve station in Upper Uwchlan Township presents an unreasonable risk…”
Yellowstone Pipe v. Sebena, 2004 MT 220N (Mont. 2004). · cites it 4× “Did the District Court err by failing to apply the provisions of 49 C.F.R. § 195.210 ? ¶5 2. Did the District Court err in finding that Sebena’s proposed route for the pipeline was not economically feasible? ¶6 3.”
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