# IDENTIFYING UNDERGROUND FACILITIES FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

**Citation:** 18.60.5.14 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2019-01-15  
**Published:** Not stated

In response to an excavation locate request for road maintenance, a UFO shall physically mark or locate by marker its underground facilities that are parallel or cross the road, as provided in Subsection A. A. Underground facilities that parallel or cross the road. (1) Physical locate. A UFO may phy

## Document text

In response to an excavation locate request for road maintenance, a UFO shall physically mark or locate by marker its underground facilities that are parallel or cross the road, as provided in Subsection A.

A. Underground facilities that parallel or cross the road.

(1) Physical locate. A UFO may physically mark the location of all underground facilities that are parallel or cross the road to be maintained if the UFO deems the facilities to be in conflict with the road maintenance activity. If the UFO deems the facilities not to be in conflict with the road maintenance activity, then the UFO may "clear" the ticket with the excavator using the procedure for positive response set forth in 18.60.5.13 NMAC.

(2) Locate by permanent marker. Alternatively, a UFO may use a system of permanent markers to indicate the location of underground facilities that parallel or cross the road to be maintained. Such markers shall:

(a) only be used for the purposes of road maintenance;

(b) be durable enough to withstand normal weathering;

(c) be the same APWA color as is designated for marking the UFO's type of underground facility; and

(d) have a decal on the marker specifying the depth of the underground facility at the marker.

B. A UFO shall be deemed to have failed to correctly locate or mark its underground facility that is parallel or crosses a road to be maintained unless it:

(1) maintains a minimum 18 inches of coverage over the underground facility;

(2) ensures that the permanent markers are in place;

(3) verifies the depth of its underground facilities at the permanent marker locations at least annually; and

(4) ensures that the decal is visible and the information on it is readable.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0005.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `81ecdb4bfd2f95d95b875468ed51ad6a79bb323c95663e95d23e82106f2490b0`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T05:37:20.849Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-5-14`

### Source metadata

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  "title": 18,
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  "part": "5",
  "section": 14,
  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY EXCAVATION DAMAGE PREVENTION",
  "pipelineScope": "new-mexico-pipeline-safety",
  "legalScope": "Complete current official NMAC Title 18, Chapter 60, Parts 2 through 5: general pipeline-safety provisions, annual fees, enforcement procedures, and excavation-damage prevention. Part 1 is reserved.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on New Mexico Public Regulation Commission jurisdiction, pipeline or underground-facility type, operator and activity, intrastate or interstate status, federal preemption, incorporated federal rules, exemptions, waivers, and current Commission orders. Excavation-damage provisions also apply to one-call systems and excavators as specified in Part 5.",
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