New Search
Utility Notificat on Center (OUNC) as a public corporation with the rule-making authority of <br /> a state agenc A key provision of the legislation creating the OUNC was a requirement <br /> that all operat rs of underground facilities subscribe to the center by July 1, 1997. Prior <br /> to this time, t e utility notification system was voluntary and not all underground facility <br /> operators pa icipated in the system. As such, excavators could not always be assured <br /> that all opera ors of underground facilities in the area of a proposed excavation were <br /> notified and w re thus responsible for individually notifying other possible facility operators. <br /> If a facility wh se operator was not notified is damaged, the excavator might be held liable <br /> for any dams e which the excavation caused. <br /> The City of ugene has subscribed to the utility notification center since its early <br /> development nd maintains a notification system modem connection at the Maintenance <br /> Division offic at 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. The Maintenance Planning Section has the <br /> responsibility r receiving and distributing notifications to the various divisions of the City <br /> responsible f r underground facilities. <br /> 1.D THE TILITY INSPECTOR <br /> 1.D.1 Gener <br /> The "Utility In pector" is a term used to describe those individuals employed by the City to <br /> perform the duties described herein. Inspections of the permittee's work by the Utility <br /> <br /> ij~, Inspector sha I in no way relieve the permittee from the obligation of performing all work <br /> within the pu lic way in strict accordance with the requirements of the City of Eugene <br /> Standard Sp cifications, provisions of this manual, the Eugene Code, and related <br /> administrativ rules. Nor shall this inspection relieve the permittee of the •permittee's <br /> responsibility of performing any required corrections in case the work is later found <br /> deficient. <br /> The Eugene Code places the responsibility with the City Engineer of seeing that all <br /> conditions an specifications for work within the public way are satisfactorily performed in <br /> line with soun engineering practice. Responsibility for the inspection, permit review and <br /> locates for th construction-related activities of licensees, franchised utilities and EWEB <br /> within the Pu lic Way has been delegated by the City Engineer to the Utility Inspector. <br /> In general, th primary function of the Utility Inspector is to see that construction work <br /> performed wit in the public way is performed in the best interest of the City of Eugene and <br /> the general p blic. When work is not being performed in a manner acceptable under the <br /> Eugene Code or adopted rules and standards, the Inspector will so inform the permittee's <br /> representativ in charge and require the necessary corrections be made. <br /> The Utility In pector shall maintain accurate records of the number of inspections each <br /> month, locat s performed, requests for locates, right-of-way cut permits issued and <br /> incidents of amage to City facilities. Licensees, franchised utilities and EWEB submit <br /> monthly repo s of all right-of-way cuts made by their staff or contractors and these records <br /> are used by he Utility Inspector to submit statistics to the LUCC and OUCC to assist in <br /> Utility & RM/ Per it Policy 3 02/09/98 <br /> <br />