1. (1) Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, prior to notifying the Oregon Utility Notification Center, an excavator must pre-mark with the color white the immediate area of the proposed excavation within both the public rights-of-way and underground easements.

2. (2) An excavator need not pre-mark as required in section (1) of this rule if:

   1. (a) The operator can determine precisely the direction, length and location of the proposed excavation by referring to a locate ticket; or
   2. (b) Before the beginning of the proposed project, the excavator and the operator met at the construction site to exchange the information required under section (1) of this rule.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 757.552

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 757.552

History

OUNC 1-2014, f. & cert. ef. 3-7-14
OUNC 1-1997, f. & cert. ef. 4-17-97