---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.252"
title: "49"
number: "195.252"
heading: "Backfilling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.252"
---

# §195.252. Backfilling.


When a ditch for a pipeline is backfilled, it must be backfilled in a manner that:

- (a) Provides firm support under the pipe; and
- (b) **Prevents damage to the pipe and pipe coating from equipment or from the backfill material.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 195-78, 68 FR 53528, Sept. 11, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 195-78, 68 FR 53528, Sept. 11, 2003]