---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.577"
title: "49"
number: "195.577"
heading: "What must I do to alleviate interference currents?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.577"
---

# §195.577. What must I do to alleviate interference currents?

- (a) For pipelines exposed to stray currents, you must have a program to identify, test for, and minimize the detrimental effects of such currents.
- (b) You must design and install each impressed current or galvanic anode system to minimize any adverse effects on existing adjacent metallic structures.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Amdt. 195-73, 66 FR 67004, Dec. 27, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.