Uniform color code for location of underground facilities.

  1. Law
  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Electric, Gas and Water Utilities
  4. Excavation Damage to Pipelines and Underground Utility Lines
  5. Uniform color code for location of underground facilities.

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In marking an excavation site and the location of underground facilities, both the excavator and the owner or operator shall use the following uniform color code:

A. blue for water;

B. green for sewer;

C. orange for communications or coaxial cable;

D. pink for survey;

E. purple for reclaimed water;

F. red for electric;

G. white for proposed excavation area; and

H. yellow for gas.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 150, § 4; 2011, ch. 103, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2011 amendment, effective June 17, 2011, included excavation sites and excavators within the scope of this section.


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