# 8002 Rules to Establish an Excavation Damage Prevention Program - 1.0 Purpose and Scope

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8002-1.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2020-12-11  
**Published:** 2020-12-01

Purpose and Scope. This regulation establishes the Delaware Public Service Commission's enforcement program for violations of the Underground Utility Damage Prevention and Safety Act, which is codified at 26 Del.C. Ch. 8, Subchapter I ("Damage Prevention Act"). The Damage Prevention Act may be viewed online at this address: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title26/c008/sc01/index.

## Document text

This regulation establishes the Delaware Public Service Commission's enforcement program for violations of the Underground Utility Damage Prevention and Safety Act, which is codified at 26 Del.C. Ch. 8, Subchapter I ("Damage Prevention Act"). The Damage Prevention Act may be viewed online at this address: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title26/c008/sc01/index.shtml

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8002>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `c5836b0cc08ea5b45bc1d48f3aa0aff0fb2426e6dae0028f522d76537ab320f3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:58:10.077Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8002-1-0`

### Source metadata

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  "title": 26,
  "regulatoryGroup": "8000 Gas Regulations",
  "regulationNumber": "8002",
  "section": "1.0",
  "scopeKind": "pipeline-connected-damage-prevention",
  "legalScope": "Complete current Regulation 8002 excavation-damage-prevention program, retained because it imposes express underground-pipeline duties and is administered through the PSC pipeline-safety program.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Regulation 8002 is a generally applicable excavation-damage-prevention enforcement rule, not solely a gas-pipeline code. Pipeline-specific duties apply to underground facilities transporting gas, liquid petroleum products, and specified dangerous materials; other duties also reach operators, designers, excavators, and the approved notification center.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Regulation 8002 relies on 26 Del. C. chapter 8 and, for the approved notification center and specified penalties, 49 CFR Part 198. Those external provisions are linked but not reproduced.",
  "rights": "Delaware provides authenticated Administrative Code PDFs under its Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act implementation, but the Regulations site does not state a general open-content license. Preserve attribution and provenance; review redistribution of site presentation, state marks, linked forms, and incorporated federal or third-party material separately.",
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      "citation": "49 CFR 198",
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