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PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: In the planning phase of a project, the designer
should request from the municipality/developer all sewer main and lateral
information including foundation drain collectors (FDC) pertaining to that
project area. The municipality/developer should provide the sewer main and
lateral information if available.
If the project owner completes private sewer locates, the project owner should
forward all documentation to the municipality. The municipality should retain
this information and make it available upon request.
BENEFITS: Sewer mains and laterals can be damaged during the installation
process of underground infrastructure. Damage can remain undetected until a
sewer cleaning process is initiated. The cleaning process can potentially lead to
an incident if a utility had penetrated the sewer main bore or lateral service has
not been damaged.
Sharing information will allow both parties to effectively communicate sewer
main, lateral and FDC locations so underground infrastructure can be installed
without damaging sewer laterals. This initiative also provides the Municipalities
with updated information of sewer line locations. This practice should reduce
the likelihood of damaging the sewer mains or laterals when installing
underground infrastructure.
1-18 DEMOLITION PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS
PRACTICE STATEMENT: The Municipality shall have a process requesting that
the demolition permit applicant receives confirmation of all utility disconnects
prior to issuing the demolition permit.
PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: The Municipality shall request that the applicant
makes arrangements with the appropriate utilities for the termination and
capping of all the water, sewer, gas, electric, telephone, cable or other
facilities/services. Furthermore, the Municipality should indicate on the
demolition permit that locates should be obtained from utilities prior to the
demolition beginning.