Receiving Devices
Every JULIE member is responsible for ensuring that their ticket receiving
device is operational 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Members have the
option of receiving their locate requests via printer, email, fax machine or
manual transmission.
Locating Your Facilities
Each JULIE member is responsible to mark their
own underground facilities with paint or flags within the two (2) working day
period required by law (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays). The
following APWA Uniform Color Code should be followed for the staking and/or marking of the
location of a buried utility facility.
| UTILITY/TYPE OF PRODUCT | IDENTIFICATION COLOR | |
| Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum | Yellow | |
| Electric | Red | |
| Potable Water | Blue | |
| Communication, TV | Orange | |
| Sewer and Drain Lines | Green | |
| Reclaimed Water, Irrigation | Purple | |
| Temporary Survey | Pink | |
| Proposed Excavation | White | Black on snow |
In 2002, a JULIE Board Policy was created relating to the
mandatory requirement of member companies and
their subcontractors to provide free locating and marking of
underground facilities on Utility Locate Requests. Policy
#02-05 reads as follows:
| All JULIE members and their subcontractors, when they are performing locating and marking of the approximate location of their underground facilities for excavation work, shall provide this service at no cost to the excavator. Members may continue to charge a fee for any services involved with the Design Stage Request only. |
Positive Response
If a JULIE member has no underground facilities in the immediate area of the
excavation, they are required by law to communicate this to the excavator
within the two (2) working day period required by law (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays). Notification can be provided using one of the
following methods:
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Face-to-face communication;
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Phone or phone message (Section 4 of the state Law states it is the caller's responsibility to provide a phone number where they can be reached);
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Facsimile; and
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Posting or marking in the excavation area using the APWA approved color for your utility with "OK", "NO" or "CLEAR" (and may include the company's initials).
Waiving Their Right To Positive Response
In some instances, the excavator may "waive his right" to positive response.
If the excavator has chosen to do this, it will be indicated on the locate
request.
In this situation, member companies DO NOT have to positively respond that the area is clear. However, be aware that excavators may only waive their right to positive response on normal notice locate requests. All members must respond to emergency locate requests.