NAC455.115. Marking of proposed area of excavation or demolition; exemption from requirement for notification.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, an excavator who marks the proposed area of an excavation or demolition pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 455.110 shall mark:

     (a) The area before submitting a notification; and

     (b) Only the area that can reasonably be excavated or demolished within 14 calendar days after the date the excavator submitted the notification of the excavation or demolition to the association for operators pursuant to the provisions of NRS 455.110.

     2. An excavator marking the proposed area of an excavation or demolition pursuant to subsection 1 shall mark in a manner consistent with the marking practices in the industry and shall mark with white:

     (a) The perimeter of the proposed excavation or demolition; or

     (b) The centerline and width of the proposed excavation or demolition.

     3. If an excavator and all the operators of subsurface installations in the affected area of the proposed excavation or demolition agree to identify the proposed area of the excavation or demolition in another manner pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 455.110, the excavator shall comply with the terms of that agreement.

     4. Pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 455.110, an excavator conducting an excavation or demolition that will expose only a subsurface installation owned or operated by the excavator is not required to notify an association for operators pursuant to NRS 455.110.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R156-03, eff. 8-25-2004; A by R048-06, 9-18-2006)