Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 174 - Pipeline Saftey Office
Chapter 7560 - EXCAVATION NOTICE SYSTEM
Part 7560.0375 - LOCATING A SERVICE LATERAL
Universal Citation: MN Rules 7560.0375
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Operator duties.
Unless otherwise agreed, an underground facility operator shall locate a service lateral before the start date and time on the notice and in accordance with items A through C:
A.
An operator of a natural gas, propane, or electric facility shall locate a
service lateral up to the meter or the connection to a customer's underground
facility, whichever is closer to the end-use customer. If the meter or
connection to the customer's underground facility is within a public
right-of-way, at a minimum the operator shall locate that portion of the
service lateral within the public right-of-way up to the point where the
service lateral first leaves the public right-of-way.
B. An operator of a communication facility
shall locate a service lateral up to the entry of the first building. If the
service lateral does not enter a building, the operator shall locate up to the
utilization equipment, fence, or wall that surrounds the equipment.
C. After December 31, 2005, an operator of a
sewage or water facility, at a minimum, shall locate that portion of the
service lateral within a public right-of-way installed after that date up to
the point where the service lateral first leaves the public right-of-way. The
operator shall either locate or provide information as shown on maps, drawings,
diagrams, or other records, on the location of a sewer or water service lateral
installed before January 1, 2006. If no information is available on a sewer or
water service lateral installed before January 1, 2006, then notifying the
excavator that no information exists fulfills the requirements of this
section.
Subp. 2. Exception.
An operator is not required to locate a service lateral of a customer who currently participates in the statewide notification system, provided the customer and operator mutually agree that the customer will assume locate responsibilities. The agreement must be in writing.
Statutory Authority: MS s 299J.04
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