(a) Any Operator of a Underground Facility who receives timely notification of any Proposed Excavation Work in accordance with section 694 of this chapter shall, within 2 business days after that notification, or before the indicated start of the excavation work, whichever is later, or at a later time mutually agreeable to the Operator and the excavator, locate and field mark the approximate location of its facility.
(b) Any Operator who receives timely notification of any Proposed Excavation Work in accordance with section 694 shall update the status of the notification request through the Positive Response System at the One-Call Notification Center. If a Positive Response System is not available, the Operator shall make reasonable efforts to communicate the status of the notification request directly to the excavator. Communication to the excavator may include one or more of the following: marking the facilities, telephone communication or voice-mail, facsimile, email. For purposes of this subsection “reasonable efforts” means 3 attempts of any of the communication methods listed in this subsection.
(c) Every Operator of an Underground Facility shall field mark the location of an Underground Facility in conformance with the current marking requirements set forth by the CGA Best Practices Appendix B.
(d) The excavator shall notify the Notification Center of any obvious failure of an Operator to comply with this section before any excavation commences. The excavator may proceed if such excavator exercises due care and caution to prevent damage to any Underground Facility.