It shall be the duty of each designer:

(1) To contact the approved notification center and obtain the identity of operators whose facilities are listed, as required by § 803 of this title, in the area of the proposed excavation or demolition;

(2) To obtain the information prescribed in § 803(6) or (7) of this title from each operator identified as required by § 803(2) of this title;

(3) To show upon the drawing the type of each line, derived pursuant to the request made as required in paragraph (2) of this section, the name of the operator and telephone number of the approved notification center, and instructions to “notify the approved notification center not less than 2 working days, but no more than 10 working days, prior to the excavation or demolition activities.”

62 Del. Laws, c. 148, § ?2; 69 Del. Laws, c. 455, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 805

  • Approved notification center: shall mean an organization identified by § 807 of this title and which complies with the requirements of § 807 of this title and is otherwise operated in accordance with the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations codified at 49 C. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802
  • Designer: shall mean any architect, engineer or other person, acting either as an employer or employee, who prepares a drawing for a construction or other project which requires excavation or demolition. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802
  • excavation: shall mean any operation in which earth, rock or other material in the ground is moved, removed or otherwise displaced or disturbed by means of any tools, equipment or explosives and includes, without limitation, grading, trenching, digging, dredging, ditching, drilling, augering, tunnelling, boring, backfilling, post pounding, driving objects into the ground, installation of form pins, hammering, scraping, cable or pipe plowing or driving, but does not include the surface cultivation of the soil for agricultural purposes, such as tilling, or patch-type paving where the same, including cutback, does not exceed 12 inches in depth measured from the surface of the pavement being patched. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802
  • Operator: shall mean any person who furnishes or transports materials or services by means of a utility line. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 802
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