C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY › PART 196—PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES FROM EXCAVATION ACTIVITY › Subpart B—Damage Prevention Requirements

49 C.F.R. § 196.107

What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?

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If a pipeline is damaged in any way by excavation activity, the excavator must promptly report such damage to the pipeline operator, whether or not a leak occurs, at the earliest practicable moment following discovery of the damage.