What is the cost to have an area marked?
Member facility operators will mark their facility lines at no cost. If you need the facility lines marked again as you continue excavating, they will be marked at no charge.…
What are my responsibilities when requesting an area to be checked for lines?
Provide correct address information and correct marking instructions. Listen carefully when the Blue Stakes Locate Specialist verifies the address and marking instructions. Or carefully verify the information you enter before…
What information do I need to have before calling Blue Stakes?
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 Locate Specialist. Questions to which…
How much notice should I give Blue Stakes before starting to dig? How long will I be legally covered to dig?
It is important to allow sufficient time for markings to be completed before you begin excavation work. Plan to contact Blue Stakes to submit your request no later than three…
How do I know which utilities Blue Stakes has notified?
Blue Stakes sends an email or SMS copy of the Locate Request to the email address or SMS phone number if provided on the Locate Request. An email address is…
I’m not sure if all utility lines have been marked. What should I do?
Blue Stakes recommends that excavators perform a thorough visual inspection of the entire dig site area to determine if all underground facilities have been located prior to beginning excavation. Excavators…
What about private utility lines?
Utah law only requires facility operators to mark the facility lines that they own and maintain. This usually means up to the meter. Underground lines that extend beyond the meter…
What should I do if the markings are faded or have been destroyed?
It is the excavator’s responsibility to respect and protect the markings. If the markings have faded or been destroyed by weather, traffic, or excavation, the excavator should contact Blue Stakes…
Can I dig near the markings?
After the markings have been made, excavators should maintain a minimum clearance within the Tolerance Zone which is: 24 inches on either side of the outside edge of the mark…
What do the colored markings mean?
Facility Operators 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…