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Senate advances bill to require marking of sewer laterals to reduce cross‑boring risks
Summary
Lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 94, which would require identification/marking of new or replaced sewer lines so excavators and utility operators can locate them and avoid cross‑boring incidents that can cause gas infiltration and explosions; the bill moved to third reading.
Senate Bill 94, presented by Senator Greiner on Feb. 4, would require that newly installed or replaced sewer laterals be identified and mapped so future excavators and utility crews can find them and avoid dangerous cross‑boring incidents.
Greiner described the public‑safety rationale at length, explaining that plastic sewer laterals have no uniform depth…
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