Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 19 Business Regulations -- Miscellaneous - Chapter 19.122 Underground Utilities
- 19.122.010 Intent
It is the intent of the legislature in enacting this chapter to assign responsibilities for locating and keeping accurate records of utility locations, protecting and ...
- 19.122.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Business day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, ...
- 19.122.027 One-number locator services -- Single statewide toll-free telephone number
(1) The utilities and transportation commission shall cause to be established a single statewide toll-free telephone number to be used for referring excavators to the ...
- 19.122.030 Notice of excavation to owners of underground facilities -- One-number locator service -- Time for notice -- Marking of underground facilities -- Costs
(1) Before commencing any excavation, excluding agriculture tilling less than twelve inches in depth, the excavator shall provide notice of the scheduled commencement of excavation ...
- 19.122.033 Notice of excavation to pipeline companies
(1) Before commencing any excavation, excluding agricultural tilling less than twelve inches in depth, an excavator shall notify pipeline companies of the scheduled commencement of ...
- 19.122.035 Pipeline company duties after notice of excavation -- Examination -- Information of damage -- Notification of local first responders
(1) After a pipeline company has been notified by an excavator pursuant to RCW 19.122.033 that excavation work will uncover any portion of the pipeline, ...
- 19.122.040 Underground facilities identified in bid or contract -- Excavator's duty of reasonable care -- Liability for damages -- Attorneys' fees
(1) Project owners shall indicate in bid or contract documents the existence of underground facilities known by the project owner to be located within the ...
- 19.122.045 Exemption from liability
Excavators who comply with the requirements of this chapter are not liable for any damages arising from contact or damage to an underground fiber optics ...
- 19.122.050 Damage to underground facility -- Notification by excavator -- Repairs or relocation of facility
(1) An excavator who, in the course of excavation, contacts or damages an underground facility shall notify the utility owning or operating such facility and ...
- 19.122.055 Failure to notify one-number locator service -- Civil penalty, if damages
(1)(a) Any excavator who fails to notify the one-number locator service and causes damage to a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is subject to a ...
- 19.122.060 Exemption from notice and marking requirements for property owners
An excavation of less than twelve inches in vertical depth on private noncommercial property shall be exempt from the requirements of RCW 19.122.030, if the ...
- 19.122.070 Civil penalties -- Treble damages -- Existing remedies not affected
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter not amounting to a violation of RCW 19.122.055, and which violation results in damage to ...
- 19.122.075 Damage or removal of permanent marking -- Civil penalty
Any person who willfully damages or removes a permanent marking used to identify an underground facility or pipeline, or a temporary marking prior to its ...
- 19.122.080 Waiver of notification and marking requirements
The notification and marking provisions of this chapter may be waived for one or more designated persons by an underground facility owner with respect to ...
- 19.122.090 Excavation without a valid excavation confirmation code -- Penalty
Any excavator who excavates, without a valid excavation confirmation code when required under this chapter, within thirty-five feet of a transmission pipeline is guilty of ...
- 19.122.100 Violation of RCW 19.122.090 -- Affirmative defense
If charged with a violation of RCW 19.122.090, an operator will be deemed to have established an affirmative defense to such charges if: (1) The ...
- 19.122.110 False excavation confirmation code -- Penalty
Any person who intentionally provides an operator with a false excavation confirmation code is guilty of a misdemeanor.[2005 c 448 § 7.] ...
- 19.122.120 One-number locator service to provide excavation confirmation code
Upon receipt, during normal business hours, of notice of an intended excavation, the one-number locator service shall provide an excavation confirmation code.[2005 c 448 § ...
- 19.122.900 Severability -- 1984 c 144
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009