LAC 33:V.30248. Cover over Buried Pipeline [49 CFR 195.248]

A. Unless specifically exempted in this Chapter, all pipe must be buried so that it is below the level of cultivation. Except as provided in §30248.B of this Section, the pipe must be installed so that the cover between the top of the pipe and the ground level, road bed, river bottom, or underwater natural bottom (as determined by recognized and generally accepted practices), as applicable, complies with the following table [49 CFR 195.248(a)]. Location | Cover (Inches)(Millimeters) Location | For Normal Excavation | For Rock Excavation1 Industrial, commercial and residential area | 36 (914) | 30 (762) Crossings of inland bodies of water with a width of at least 100 ft. (30 meters) from high water mark to high water mark | 48 (1219) | 18 (457) Drainage ditches at public roads and railroads | 36 (914) Deepwater port safety zone | 48 (1219) | 24 (610) Gulf of America and its inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as measured from mean low water | 36 (914) | 18 (457) Other offshore areas under water less than 12 ft (3.7 meters) deep as measured from mean low water | 36 (914) | 18 (457) Any other area | 30 (762) | 18 (457) 1Rock excavation is any excavation that requires blasting or removal by equivalent means. B. Except for the Gulf of America and its inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep, less cover than the minimum required by Subsection A of this Section and §30210 may be used if [49 CFR 195.248(b)]: 1. it is impracticable to comply with the minimum cover requirements; and [49 CFR 195.248(b)(1)] 2. additional protection is provided that is equivalent to the minimum required cover. [49 CFR 195.248(b)(2)]