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Anderson County to pursue utility right-of-way regulations after rural water provider reports damaged mains
Summary
After testimony from a local water-system operator who said outside contractors have begun work before line locates were completed, Anderson County commissioners voted to pursue county utility right-of-way regulations and to ask the county district attorney to review drafting options before engaging outside counsel.
Tony McCarty, who identified himself as representing Nature's Water Supply, told the Anderson County Commissioners Court that outside contractors installing fiber and other utilities have repeatedly begun work before rural water systems receive line locates, leaving small water systems vulnerable to broken mains and extended boil-water notices.
"They hit one of our water lines and fixed it and never called and told anybody," McCarty said, describing a recent overnight incident. He proposed regulations that would require contractors…
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