NOTE: If you have the needed information, you can create a locate request online here. The following questions will be asked by the Blue Stakes operator. Questions to which an answer is required are marked with an (R). (R) What is the name, phone number, and mailing address. of the party calling in the request? […]

Utah Law requires two full business days’ notice before excavation begins to allow the utility companies time to mark their lines. This does not include weekends or holidays observed by Blue Stakes. In emergency situations, member utilities will attempt to respond as soon as possible but preferably within 2 hours. A locate request expires 14 […]

Blue Stakes sends an email or text confirmation to the person submitting each locate request. A list of member utilities notified and their contact information is included on the bottom of the email confirmation received. Clicking on the link at the bottom of the text or email confirmation received will allow the excavator to view […]

Blue Stakes recommends that excavators perform a thorough visual inspection of the entire dig site area to determine if all underground utility facilities have been located prior to beginning excavation. Excavators should keep notes to make sure that each utility owner was notified and has responded. An excavator suspects the presence of unmarked facilities, he/she […]

Utah law only requires utility owners to mark the lines that they own and maintain. This usually means up to the meter. Underground lines that extend beyond the meter or that are not connected to a meter are typically not installed or owned by a utility company and therefore may not be marked. These include […]

It is the excavator’s responsibility to respect and protect the markings. If the markings have faded or been destroyed by weather or construction, the excavator should contact Blue Stakes and request to have the area marked again. Member utility companies are then required to re-mark the area within two business days.

After the markings have been made, excavators should maintain a minimum clearance of 24 inches between a marked and unexposed underground facility and the cutting edge or point of any power-operated or earth moving equipment. If excavation is required within 24 inches horizontally of any marking, the excavation should be performed with extreme care utilizing […]

Utility owners follow the APWA (American Public Works Association) standard to mark the locations of their underground facilities. The following colors are used: RED – Electric Power Lines, Cables, Conduit and Lighting Cables YELLOW – Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum or Gaseous Materials ORANGE – Communication, Alarm or Signal Lines, Cables or Conduit BLUE – Potable […]

Homeowners and contractors digging at a single address can submit a new locate request or revise an existing locate request online here. Contractors that create many tickets can be trained through an online training program and then will be able to submit requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are many advantages […]

Yes. You should call no matter how deep you are digging, since many cables and pipes lie at extremely shallow depths. Utah law defines “excavation” as “an operation in which earth, rock, or other material on or below the ground is moved or displaced by tools, equipment, or explosives.” The law specifies to contact Blue […]