---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 196.107"
title: "49"
number: "196.107"
heading: "What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/196.107"
---

# §196.107. What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.; and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 43866, July 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.