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During completion of the locate, the material size and type of the facility (when
available) should be identified on the locate form.
3-19 IDENTIFICATION OF DEMARCATION POINT
PRACTICE STATEMENT: When applicable, the locator will indicate the
demarcation point of the facility owner's plant on the locate sheet where this
point is not at the point of building entry. This position will be marked on the
locate sheet with a circled 'DM' symbol.
PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: When locating and marking the underground plant
of the facility owner, the locator indicates the demarcation point of the facility
being located on the locate sheet. This symbol (as above) is placed on top of, or
as near as reasonable to, the actual physical demarcation point of the facility
being located. The demarcation point is the limit of the utility owned facilities.
The ground disturber should be aware that customer or privately owned
facilities may exist beyond this point. The symbol and definition should be
clearly shown in the legend on the locate sheet.
3-20 LOCATE REPORT
PRACTICE STATEMENT: A written report which may be referred to as the
Locate Report of Buried Plant Locate Report of Locate Sheet should be issued
by the locator in order to provide details and instructions for the locate and to
confirm that the locate has been completed.
PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: In order to complete the locate process it is
necessary to provide sufficient information that parties relying on this for
excavation purposes will be able to correctly interpret the marks in the field and