# 8002 Rules to Establish an Excavation Damage Prevention Program - 5.0 Duties of Excavators

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8002-5.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2025-12-11  
**Published:** 2025-12-01

Duties of Excavators. 5.1 Excavators shall comply with the requirements of 26 Del.C. §806.

5.2 In addition to the requirement in 26 Del.C. §806(a)(8) that excavators notify operators immediately of any damage to the operator's utility lines, excavators shall call 911 when they cause or discover a release from an underground pipeline facility.

5.3 Excavators may provide notice o

## Document text

5.1 Excavators shall comply with the requirements of 26 Del.C. §806.

5.2 In addition to the requirement in 26 Del.C. §806(a)(8) that excavators notify operators immediately of any damage to the operator's utility lines, excavators shall call 911 when they cause or discover a release from an underground pipeline facility.

5.3 Excavators may provide notice of excavation damage or of any observed violations of the Excavation Damage Act to the Commission by completing the Commission's "Underground Facility Damage Report", which can be accessed via the Commission's website at this address: https://depsc.delaware.gov/underground-facility-damage-report/. Excavators may provide photographic evidence by email to DOSPSC_DAMAGES@delaware.gov.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8002>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `f91e734a3248d92ac543b7b198d4b7465d6c7c52cf8e1a142b7bfd4f2c4f884c`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:58:48.905Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8002-5-0`

### Source metadata

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  "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.",
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