- (1) The Board hereby adopts the Uniform Color Code and Marking Guidelines as found in Common Ground Alliance, Best Practices: The Definitive Guide for Underground Safety and Damage Prevention, Ch. 4, Locating and Marking, and Appx. B (Ver. 17.0, March 2020), as may be amended from time to time, and incorporates such standards as if stated herein verbatim.
- (2) No local, county, or municipal governing body shall adopt, by resolution or ordinance, any color code and/or marking guidelines that are contrary to T.C.A. § 65-31-108 or this rule.
- (3) An operator is not required to mark a Private Service Line. The marking of a Private Service Line is the responsibility of the person who owns the Private Service Line, who shall bear any expense for marking the Private Service Line.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 65-31-108(a) and 65-31-115(a)(1). Administrative History: New rules filed June 8, 2021; effective September 6, 2021.