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Call
before you dig (any time you use mechanical equipment – even on private
property).
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Wait the
required amount of time (2 working days excluding weekends and holidays,
following the day of the call.
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Check
the positive response information system: 1-800-670-2902
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Respect
the marks.
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Dig with
care.
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Call the
UPC if there are still obvious signs of unmarked utility facilities before
you start to work.
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Life of
a locate ticket is 21 days
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When
calling in re-stakes, revise the ticket to exclude those areas where work
has been completed.
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Excavation includes all forms of grading, trenching, digging, ditching,
auguring, scraping, directional boring, and pile driving.
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When
digging within 24” of located marks, use non-mechanized equipment only.
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When
crossing facilities, expose facilities at the point of crossing. Leave
“point of crossing” exposed until work is completed.
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When
directional boring, ensure that a minimum 2’ buffer is maintained during
back reaming process.
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When
paralleling facilities, pot-hole frequently (every 5-10’ is recommended).
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Determining the depth of facility is the responsibility of the excavator.
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If a
damage occurs, excavator must halt work immediately and notify both the
GAUPC and the affected utility.
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PSC is the enforcing agent of the Georgia
Utility Facility Protection Act (GUFPA). Violations are subject to a
maximum of $10,000 per occurrence.
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Not all
facility owner/operations will locate their service lines from the meter to
the address (the service line or lateral leaving the meter or main to the
address is generally considered a private line and the excavator should
employ a private locate service to mark those lines).
City
of Summerville
