Reroute Lot Sewer Pipes

JRscooby wrote:

YahkNBahk wrote:

folivier wrote:
Not sure if Canada has this service but here in the states you can call 811 and ask the local utilities to locate their underground lines for you. Then if you hit one it's on them.
Here is Canada: https://call811.com/811-In-Your-State/Canada

Oh far out. This is good to know. Thanks!

In much of this country a professional can be fined for not calling for locating before starting a dig. And on a big deep cut they come out every 2-3 days.
A home-owner not far from me got in trouble when he decided to move mailbox, hit phone line with shovel.

Well, you are kinda sorta not right at all.
I know you have years of experience in “construction”. But will I only say I am very well versed in the process and liabilities associated with utility locates and utility strikes.


I can’t speak directly to BC regs, however in the US, you don’t get fined. However you do get to pay for the repair (“you” meaning the responsible party personal or commercially) if you fail to call in locates or if you dig before the stated response time. If you don’t call in locates and you don’t hit anything, there is no magic utility police handing out digging tickets and fines. It’s no harm no foul but the risk is on the responsible party.
They also don’t “come out every 2-3 days “ to refresh locates. They don’t ever “come out” unless a locate or a refresh is requested. And locates in are valid for varying durations generally dictated by state law. 7 days is the shortest I’ve seen, up to 45 days. However if the responsible party doesn’t maintain the locate marks a refresh will need to be called in.

And nobody “gets in trouble” ever for hitting a utility unless responsibility isn’t accepted IE the at fault damage repair isn’t paid for or there some sort of civil liability, injury, loss of use, property damage, something that would beget charges being filed.

The takeaway is know what the local regs are and follow them. Because they differ from locale to locale.