UTILITIES CONTACT INFORMATION:

Theresa Mendoza

Project Manager / Utility Liaison

Theresa.Mendoza@indy.gov

317-327-2302

OBJECTIVES • INDIANA 811 - DIG LAW

• UTILITIES NOT LOCATED

• UNMARKED/MYSTERY UTILITY FOUND

INDIANA 811

Requires owners and operators of underground facilities to register with Indiana 811

INDIANA DIG LAW

INDIANA CODE 8-1-26 IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE INDIANA DIG LAW

REQUIRES EVERYONE WHO DIGS TO CONTACT INDIANA 811 AT LEAST TWO FULL WORKING DAYS BEFORE STARTING THEIR PROJECT.

STATISTICS

EXCAVATION MEANS AN OPERATION FOR THE MOVEMENT, PLACEMENT OR REMOVAL OF EARTH, ROCK, OR OTHER MATERIALS IN OR ON THE GROUND BY USE OF TOOLS OR MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT OR BY DISCHARGE OF EXPLOSIVES, INCLUDING…

Auguring Backfilling Boring

Digging Ditching Drilling

Driving (including using a probe)

Grading Jacking

Plowing in Pulling in Ripping

Scraping Trenching Tunneling

RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS •ROW PERMITS SHOULD BE OBTAINED BY THE CONTRACTOR/EXCAVATOR

• ISSUED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.

•PLEASE MAKE SURE A COPY OF THE PERMIT IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. • READ THE PERMIT – TO ENSURE THAT THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES THE WORK BEING PERFORMED

• UPDATE THE EMERGENCY NAME AND NUMBER IF CONTRACTOR/EXCAVATOR HAS CHANGED

• REVISE THE PERMIT IF DESCRIPTION OR DATES ARE INCORRECT

FIVE STEPS FOR GETTING UTILITIES MARKED

1. PLAN YOUR PROJECT 2. CONTACT INDIANA 811 3. WAIT FOR THE MARKS 4. CONFIRM THE MARKS 5. DIG WITH CARE

TOLERANCE ZONE IS A HORIZONTAL AREA, MEASURED FROM THE MARKS,

WHERE THE EXCAVATOR SHALL EXCAVATE IN A SAFE MANNER (USING HAND

TOOLS OR OTHER NON-INVASIVE TOOLS) TO PROTECT THE MARKED

UNDERGROUND FACILITY UNTIL IT IS EXPOSED. IF THE CLEARANCE IS LESS THAN

TWO (2) FEET, OR IF THE UNDERGROUND FACILITY IS LOCATED OR CONTAINED

IN OR UNDER PAVEMENT OR ANOTHER MANMADE HARD SURFACE, EXPOSURE

OF THE UNDERGROUND FACILITY MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY AS FOLLOWS:

• ONLY BY THE USE OF:

• HAND EXCAVATION;

• AIR CUTTING;

• VACUUM EXCAVATION OR HYDRO VACUUM EXCAVATION.

TOLERANCE ZONE

CONSEQUENCES • YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY UP TO

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000)

IF YOU:

•VIOLATED YOUR DUTIES AS AN EXCAVATOR; AND

• CAUSE DAMAGE TO A PIPELINE FACILITY IN YOUR WORK AREA.

• THE PENALTY WILL BE RECOMMENDED BY UPPAC AND APPROVED BY THE IURC.

•CONTRACTOR LICENSE CAN BE REVOKED IN MARION COUNTY/INDIANAPOLIS

UTILITIES NOT MARKED Some reasons utilities are not marked.: Missing/Inaccurate records, Locating company did not go out, the marks faded, etc… If marks are faded, request a remark though 811. An additional notice of two full working days is required for the remark, so plan accordingly .

UNIDENTIFIED LINE • STOP WORK IMMEDIATELY. IF LIFE THREATENING CONTACT 911.

• CONTACT INDIANA 811

• DOUBLE CHECK PLANS

• CONTACT DPW PROJECT MANAGER ABOUT THE SITUATION

• IF YOU CAN DETERMINE WHICH TYPE OF FACILITY AND/OR OWNER, CONTACT UTILITY DIRECTLY

• IF YOU CANNOT DETERMINE OWNERSHIP, PLEASE CONTACT ME. I WILL CONTACT THE UTILITIES AND DETERMINE OWNERSHIP.

SAFEDIGINDIANA.COM BASICS OF THE INDIANA DIG LAW

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SITE ISN’T MARKED

CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO DIG SAFELY

QUESTIONS