The center shall inform the excavator of all operators to whom the excavation notification will be transmitted and shall promptly transmit such notice to every operator having an underground facility in the area of intended excavation.
005.01. The center shall assign an identification number to each excavation notice it receives, and shall maintain a record of each notice of intent to excavate and all location requests for a minimum of five years. Such records will be made available and printed upon request from an operator or excavator.005.02. The excavation notice shall be transmitted to operators and excavators as a ticket. The standard start time for excavation activities shall be 12:00 a.m. (Midnight) two business days after the date on which the ticket was transmitted to the operator. 005.02A. If an excavator provides a start time on the submitted information to the center that is beyond the two business day requirement this shall be deemed to automatically constitute a mutually agreed upon start time for that ticket.005.03. The ticket life on a standard excavation ticket shall be 17 calendar days after the excavation ticket start date and shall only describe an area in which the proposed excavation can reasonably be completed within the 17 days. 005.03A. If the excavation is not completed by calendar day 14 a refresh ticket should be placed with the center.005.03B. The ticket life shall not supersede the requirement that markings shall be done in a manner that will last for a minimum of five business days on any nonpermanent surface and a minimum often business days on any permanent surface. If the markings become unclear or unusable a Refresh request should be submitted to the center.005.04. Hand digging shall be required within eighteen inches plus half the width of the marked underground facility, A person shall expose the underground facility to its outermost surfaces by hand or other nondestructive techniques.005.05. Operators shall mark their facilities in accordance with adopted marking standards as listed. 005.05A. Operators shall mark lines using the American Public Works Association (APWA) color codes.005.05B. Markings shall include the use of paint, flags, stakes, whiskers, signs, or posts any combination of these.005.05C. Painted spots or dots can be used to identify utilities; the direction of the facility must be identifiable.005.05D. Offsets can be used when there is a strong likelihood that marks may be destroyed. Offsets are placed parallel to the running line of the facility. The offset shall indicate the distance and direction from the offset to the facility.005.05E. When known, the markings shall include: the size of the facility, if over 2 inches in width; the material make-up of the facility, and the facility name.155 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 005
Amended effective 8/13/2019