2006 Utah Code - 54-8a-5 — Marking of underground facilities.

     54-8a-5.   Marking of underground facilities.
     (1) (a) Within 48 hours of the receipt of the notice required by Section 54-8a-4, the operator shall:
     (i) mark the location of its underground facilities in the area of the proposed excavation; or
     (ii) notify the excavator that the operator does not have any underground facilities in the area of the proposed excavation.
     (b) The underground facilities shall be marked with stakes, paint, or in some other customary way, indicating, at the option of the operator, either:
     (i) the approximate centerline of the underground facility; or
     (ii) the approximate outside dimensions of both sides of the underground facility.
     (2) (a) The operator is not required to mark the underground facilities within 48 hours if:
     (i) the proposed excavation:
     (A) is not clearly described by a street address or description and is not marked as provided in Subsection 54-8a-4(3);
     (B) is located in a remote area;
     (C) is an extensive excavation; or
     (D) presents other constraints that make it unreasonably difficult for the operator to comply with the marking requirements of this section; or
     (ii) the operator is not able to readily locate the underground facilities from the surface with standard underground detection devices.
     (b) If the operator cannot proceed with the marking because of a situation described in Subsection (2)(a), the operator shall contact the excavator within 48 hours and request a meeting at the proposed excavation site or some other mutually agreed upon location.
     (c) For the situations described under Subsections (2)(a)(i)(A) and (2)(a)(i)(B), the meeting will constitute the beginning of a new 48-hour period within which the operator must mark the underground facilities.
     (d) For the situations described under Subsections (2)(a)(i)(C) and (2)(a)(i)(D), the meeting will constitute the beginning of a new 48-hour period within which the operator must begin marking the underground facilities.
     (e) For the situation described under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the excavator and operator shall agree on a plan of excavation designed to prevent damage to the operator's underground facilities. Notwithstanding the agreement, the excavator shall proceed in a manner that is reasonably calculated to avoid damage to the underground facilities.
     (3) The markings required by this section shall conform to the following color code for each type of installation:
     (a) safety red - electric power;
     (b) safety yellow - gas, oil, a dangerous material or product, or steam;
     (c) safety orange - communications or cable television;
     (d) safety blue - water or slurry; and
     (e) safety green - sewer.
     (4) Each marking is valid for not more than 14 calendar days from the date notice is given.
     (5) If multiple lines exist:
     (a) the markings must indicate the number of lines; or

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     (b) all lines must be marked.

Amended by Chapter 198, 1998 General Session