New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 60 - PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
Part 5 - PIPELINE SAFETY EXCAVATION DAMAGE PREVENTION
Section 18.60.5.14 - IDENTIFYING UNDERGROUND FACILITIES FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE
Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.60.5.14
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
In response to an excavation locate request for road maintenance, a UFO shall physically mark or locate by marker its underground facilities that are parallel or cross the road, as provided in Subsection A.
A. Underground facilities that parallel or cross the road.
(1)
Physical locate. A UFO may physically mark the location of all
underground facilities that are parallel or cross the road to be maintained if
the UFO deems the facilities to be in conflict with the road maintenance
activity. If the UFO deems the facilities not to be in conflict with the road
maintenance activity, then the UFO may "clear" the ticket with the excavator
using the procedure for positive response set forth in
18.60.5.13
NMAC.
(2)
Locate by permanent
marker. Alternatively, a UFO may use a system of permanent markers to
indicate the location of underground facilities that parallel or cross the road
to be maintained. Such markers shall:
(a)
only be used for the purposes of road maintenance;
(b) be durable enough to withstand normal
weathering;
(c) be the same APWA
color as is designated for marking the UFO's type of underground facility;
and
(d) have a decal on the marker
specifying the depth of the underground facility at the marker.
B. A UFO shall be deemed to have failed to correctly locate or mark its underground facility that is parallel or crosses a road to be maintained unless it:
(1) maintains a minimum 18 inches of coverage
over the underground facility;
(2)
ensures that the permanent markers are in place;
(3) verifies the depth of its underground
facilities at the permanent marker locations at least annually; and
(4) ensures that the decal is visible and the
information on it is readable.
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