Terms Used In Utah Code 54-8a-10

• Operator: means a person who owns, operates, or maintains an underground facility. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Underground facility: means personal property that is buried or placed below ground level for use in the storage or conveyance of any of the following:

  (a)

  water;

  (b)	sewage, including sewer laterals;

  (c)	communications, including electronic, photonic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications;

  (d)	television, cable television, or other telecommunication signals, including transmission to subscribers of video or other programming;

  (e)	electric power;

  (f)	oil, gas, or other fluid and gaseous substances;

  (g)

  steam;

  (h)	slurry; or

  (i)

  dangerous materials or products. See Utah Code 54-8a-2      Any operator installing a nonmetallic facility, such as a sewer, water, or fiber optic line, shall install the nonmetallic facility so that it can be located with standard underground facility detection devices or in a concrete conduit system. Amended by Chapter 344, 2008 General Session   Previous section Next section    Chapter 8a Contents