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UPDATE ON UTILITY LOCATION REQUIREMENTS <br /> By: Leonard Linton, Civil Engineer <br /> <br />CASE <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The state legislature amended the law regarding utility locations last session. The new law took <br />effect January 1, 2006. The revised law requires that tracer wires be installed with all new non- <br />conductive underground facilities in public right-of-way or provide an equally effective means of <br />locating such facilities. This impacts the City sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems. The only <br />viable option known to staff at this time is installing a locating wire and extending stubs to the <br />surface for connection to locating equipment. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends including this requirement in the subdivision code. Staff will be adding notes <br />on this requirement to all new plans submitted for review. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Based upon discussion. <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br />Assistant Director Public Works/Principal Engineer <br />Public Works Director <br /> <br />PW: 1/17/06 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br /> <br />