New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Puc - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter Puc 800 - UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAM
Part Puc 806 - MARKING THE TOLERANCE ZONE
Section Puc 806.01 - Tolerance Zone
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) An operator shall use one of the following marking methods to mark the tolerance zone of an underground facility:
(b) Any operator shall use the offset marking method only when it is impractical to use either the corridor or centerline methods, such as in marking in the traveled portion of an unpaved roadway.
(c) When marking an underground facility, an operator shall mark the underground facility consistent with the color code for the utility type of the underground facility, as set forth in Puc 806.02.
(d) In the event an operator maintains 2 or more underground facilities in close proximity to each other within the area of the proposed excavation activity, and the corridor marking method is to be applied, the operator may mark one tolerance zone.
(e) When an operator marks 2 or more underground facilities as described in (d) above:
(f) When an operator maintains 2 or more underground facilities in close proximity to each other within the area of the proposed excavation and the centerline marking method is to be applied, the operator shall place markers, conforming with Puc 806.01(a)(2), over the centerline of each facility.
(g) In the event the operator or member who owns and/or operates an underground facility is unable to designate the location of the underground facility due to extraordinary circumstances:
#5616, eff 4-20-93, EXPIRED: 4-20-99
New. #7259, INTERIM, eff 5-2-00, EXPIRES: 8-30-00; ss by #7350, eff 8-23-00; ss by #7900, eff 5-29-03; ss by #9318, eff 11-8-08