MARKING STANDARDS FOR BURIED UTILITIES

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MARKING STANDARDS FOR BURIED UTILITIES

• AREAS OF CONSIDERATION FOR ESTABLISHING MARKING
  STANDARDS FOR BURIED UTILITIES

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• Consider mandating or strongly recommending white
  lining
• Consider identifying multiple facilities by same
  facility owner/operator within the tolerance
  zone
• Consider standard conduit marking
• Consider identifying facility owner/operator
  within marks
• Consider identifying size and type of facility

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• Consider identifying extension of facilities
  outside area of proposed excavation
• Consider location and frequency of identifying
  markings
• Consider appropriateness of markings to terrain
• Consider establishing uniformity of depth
• Consider identifying alteration in path of
  facility

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PROPOSED MARKING STANDARDS COMMITTEE

• Utilities Protection Center
• Claudette Campbell (Holly Files Alternate)
• Public Service Commission
• Danny McGriff, Gary Mason (Bruce Morgan
  Alternate)
• GUCC Fletcher Harris
• GMA Gwin Hall

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• County Water
• Tommy Stalnaker Houston County
• Tony Rojas Macon Bibb County Water
• Private Utilities
• Johnny West Windstar
• Jim Weldon Georgia Power
• Roger Garms Atmos Energy
• Andy Cain Sawnee EMC
• Larry Cochran Cox Communications
• Municipal Gas
• David Doler City of Thomasville
• Gary Riggs City of Cartersville Gas
• Excavators Martin Smith - GUCA

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Questions

• The Committee welcomes your input and will
  accept your suggestions. Please notify one of the
  following at
• garym_at_psc.state.ga.us
• ccampbell_at_gaupc.com
• dannym_at_psc.state.ga.us