Color standards for marking underground facilities and identification of marked facilities.
Effective Dec 24, 200734 SDR 180Source: 24 SDR 30, effective September 14, 1997; 26 SDR 161, effective June 8, 2000; 29 SDR 111, effective February 12, 2003; 34 SDR 180, effective December 24, 2007. | General Authority: SDCL 49-7A-4. | Law Implemented: SDCL 49-7A-8.
Operators who must mark their underground facilities as required by SDCL 49-7A-8 shall use the following color standards:
- (1) Electric - Red;
- (2) Gas/oil/steam - Yellow;
- (3) Communications/CATV - Orange;
- (4) Water - Blue;
- (5) Sewer - Green;
- (6) Temporary survey markings - Pink;
- (7) Proposed excavation boundaries - White; and
- (8) Reclaimed water, irrigation, and slurry lines - Purple.
Source: 24 SDR 30, effective September 14, 1997; 26 SDR 161, effective June 8, 2000; 29 SDR 111, effective February 12, 2003; 34 SDR 180, effective December 24, 2007.
General Authority: SDCL 49-7A-4.
Law Implemented: SDCL 49-7A-8.