(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 54-8a-10.5

  • Excavator: means any person or entity that excavates or conducts excavation activities. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Location: means the site of a proposed area of excavation described:
(a) 
(i) by street address, if available;
(ii) by the area at that street address to be excavated; and
(iii) as specified in Subsection 54-8a-4(3) or 54-8a-5(2)(b)(ii); or
(b) if there is no street address available, by the area of excavation using any available designations, including a nearby street or road, an intersection, GPS coordinates, or other generally accepted methods. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
  • Operator: means a person who owns, operates, or maintains an underground facility. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
  • Person: includes :
    (a) an individual, government entity, corporation, partnership, association, or company; and
    (b) the trustee, receiver, assignee, and personal representative of a person listed in Subsection (11)(a). See Utah Code 54-8a-2
  • Sewer lateral cleanout: means a point of access where a sewer lateral can be serviced. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
    • (a)  An operator or person installing or replacing a sewer lateral cleanout beginning August 1, 2009 shall install or replace the sewer lateral cleanout in a manner so that the lateral can be located, including:

    (i)  house sheets; or

    (ii)  electronic markers.

    (b)  An operator or person installing a sewer lateral cleanout shall notify the sewer operator of the sewer lateral cleanout location for record keeping purposes.

    • (2)  Beginning on August 1, 2009, a sewer operator shall maintain records identifying where all new, replaced, or contractor-identified sewer lateral cleanouts are located within the sewer operator’s jurisdiction.

    (3) 

    (a)  A sewer operator shall provide to an excavator information in the sewer operator’s possession pertaining to a sewer lateral cleanout location within the sewer operator’s jurisdiction.

    (b)  The sewer operator shall provide the information within 48 hours of the excavator’s request.

    Enacted by Chapter 209, 2009 General Session

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