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Stakeholders at Underground Safety Board workshop wrestle with 30‑day turnaround and what design tickets must include
Summary
Designers and utility operators at a Jan. 6 workshop told the Underground Safety Board that a 30‑day response target for planning requests is useful but often impractical for complex projects; stakeholders urged clearer scope, contact lists and metadata standards and highlighted that operators typically provide horizontal location but not vertical depth.
Travis Clausen, vice chair of the Underground Safety Board, opened a Jan. 6 workshop seeking stakeholder input to implement Senate Bill 254, which requires a regulated statewide planning-and-design information exchange and directs the board to adopt regulations by July 1, 2027. Stakeholders spent the morning defining what information should be required in design tickets and how quickly operators should respond.
Designers and utilities repeatedly returned to timing. "We provide our plans within a 30 day turnaround time," said Celeste of the Metropolitan Water District, noting that engineering reviews for projects touching agency property can take months. Several utilities and designers said 30 days is a reasonable goal for basic as‑builts or standard projects but that…
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