Policies and Procedures for Locate Requests
Lookout Mountain Water District
Adopted November 2014
Overview: Utility Locate Requests are generated by Colorado811 and are processed by the
District’s Operator, currently, Treatment Technology LLC. Colorado811 information can be
found at: http://colorado811.org/
Facility Owner: The Lookout Mountain Water District is defined as a Facility Owner because
it is a political subdivision and a public utility provider. A Facility Owner owns and operates
underground facilities. (5)(a) “Operator” or “owner” means any person, including public
utilities, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or other persons having the right to
bury underground facilities in or near a public road, street, alley, right-of-way, or utility
easement.
Public Water Lines - Underground Facilities: “Underground facility” means any item of
personal property which is buried or placed below ground for use in connection with the
storage or conveyance of water or sewage, electronic, telephonic, or telegraphic
communications or cable television, electric energy, or oil, gas, or other substances.
Excavator Responsibilities and Property Owner Responsibilities:
See http://colorado811.org/web/guest/services/
The party doing the actual excavation (Homeowner or Contractor) must create a locate request in their
name. The exact address of the property must be provided and posted. No intersections, lot numbers or
extended dig areas are accepted. Intersection requests and requests to extend markings beyond the
address boundaries will be aborted without notice.
Private Property, Engineering Requests and Private Locate Companies: The underground
facility owner(s)/operator(s) are only required to locate the facilities they own or operate.
There are also privately owned facilities. If an underground utility exists but is not
owned by the Facility Owner, it is the excavator’s responsibility to make every effort
possible to contact the owner(s)/operator(s) of the private facility. Requesting
information from the landowner is usually a starting point.
Legislation requires one-call participation of all utilities that are in or near a public right-ofway. Property owners who want to plan or design projects (“engineering projects”) but are
not currently excavating or who need excavation on property not in the public right-of-way
should use a private locate company. Colorado811 maintains a list of locate providers at
http://colorado811.org/web/guest/privatelocatecompanies
Lookout Mountain Water District customers should be aware that individual service
lines and private lateral lines are private property. The Lookout Mountain Water District
undertakes no responsibility to locate water lines of any size or depth that are on
private property, unless such lines are owned and operated by the District, in the
public-right-of–way, or in a utility easement. Locate Requests accepted by
Colorado811 but found to be private property will not be processed. If the private line
enters a public-right-of-way, it will attempt to be located.
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Policies and Procedures for Locate Requests
Lookout Mountain Water District
Adopted November 2014
Items of Personal Property: These include but are not limited to: pipes, sewers, service lines,
valves, lines wires, manholes, and attachments thereto.
Procedures:
1) Lookout Mountain Water District SHALL:
a) Participate in the “one-call” system as required by the State of Colorado. LMWD shall
respond as required by and through the District Operator.
b) Locate ONLY those mains that are owned and operated by LMWD.
c) Inform the requesting party whether there are any known private property including
known service lines in the area.
d) NOT process ‘Locate Requests’ for private property .
e) Review all Locate Requests by and through its Operator. Staff will respond
responsibly to each request.
f) The District’s Operator can choose to refer any ‘Locate Request’ to a professional
locate company as agreed to by the LMWD and the District’s Operator .
g) The District’s Operator shall be considered an agent of LMWD when making locates
on behalf of the LMWD, unless contrary to law.
h) The District’s Operator, in coordination with its Administrator, may choose a
professional locate company to respond to a ‘locate request’. Any such company shall
not be considered an agent of the LMWD.
2) PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS (within and without LMWD):
a) Need to be aware that individual service lines and private lateral lines are PRIVATE
PROPERTY. These lines are not owned by LMWD. LMWD cannot and will not
attempt to locate Private Property including service lines.
b) Need to contact a private locate company (see for example:
http://colorado811.org/web/guest/privatelocatecompanies) for all projects requiring
excavation on property not in the public right-of-way.
c) Can contact the “one-call “ system, “ COLORADO811” at http://colorado811.org/
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