S.D. Admin. R. 20:25:03:10.01

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:25:03:10.01 - Operator requirements after receipt of a planned excavation or informational ticket

If a planned excavation ticket is issued to mark the site of a planned excavation within the next eighteen months, the underground facility operator shall respond within five working days from the notification time or by the start time on the ticket, whichever is later, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays of the state, following the issuance of the planned excavation locate request. Since no excavation will occur, the operator of the underground facility, after consultation with the planner, shall determine from the following alternative methods, the appropriate means for providing the underground facility location information. Should the planner be unsatisfied with the means selected, they may require that the underground facilities be marked. The facility operator may require compensation to recover the direct labor costs associated with the marking of the excavation site pursuant to § 20:25:03:04.05:

(1) Mark with reasonable accuracy all of its underground facilities in the area of the planned excavation; or

(2) Provide to the planner submitting the locate request the best available written description of all facilities in the planned excavation area, which might be as-constructed drawings, or other facility maps that are maintained by the facility operator; or after consulting with the planner

(3) Allow the planner submitting the planned excavation locate request or other authorized person to inspect and copy the as-constructed drawings, or other facility maps that are maintained by the facility operator which indicate the location of facilities in the planned excavation area.

If a ticket is issued to mark the site of an informational locate request, the underground facility operator shall respond within five working days from the notification time or by the start time on the ticket, whichever is later, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays of the state, following the issuance of the locate request. The operator shall respond in the manner provided for planned excavation locate requests.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:25:03:10.01

29 SDR 111, effective 2/12/2003.

General Authority: SDCL 49-7A-4.

Law Implemented: SDCL 49-7A-2, 49-7A-5, 49-7A-6, 49-7A-8.