20VAC5-309-15
Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:#
"Act" means the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (Chapter 10.3 (§ 56-265.14 et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia).#
"Clear evidence" as used in § 56-265.24 C of the Code of Virginia shall include visual evidence of an unmarked utility line, knowledge of the presence of a utility line, or faded marks from previous marking of a utility line.#
"Division" means the State Corporation Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety.#
"GPS" means global positioning system.#
"Installation records of a utility line" means maps, drawings, diagrams, sketches, or any other depictions or descriptions of an underground utility line that reflect the location at the time of installation in a reasonably accurate manner.#
"Locate" or "marking" means an operator's or an operator's contract locator's markings of an underground utility line.#
"Parcel" means land description that records the boundaries of property, including the entire property without regards to easements.#
"Person" means any individual, operator, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, municipality, or other political subdivision, governmental unit, department, or agency and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.#
"Serious impact on public health" means any condition involving a water or sewer utility line that creates, or may create, a danger to the health and well-being of the public.#
Historical NotesDerived from Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 9, eff. July 1, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2001; Volume 20, Issue 15, eff. March 12, 2004; Volume 29, Issue 4, eff. October 1, 2012; Volume 40, Issue 16, eff. April 1, 2024.#