What is the meaning of a blue land surveyor’s flag?
Answer: If the flag was placed by Utility personnel responding to a "One-call" locate request, the blue flag indicates a buried water line. You see these marked when a contractor calls the "Call
before you dig number" a couple of days prior to excavating. This is required by law in each state to reduce the likelihood of damaging underground utilities when excavating.
The standard color code used by almost all utility companies for Painting & flags is:
Answer: If the flag was placed by Utility personnel responding to a "One-call" locate request, the blue flag indicates a buried water line. You see these marked when a contractor calls the "Call
before you dig number" a couple of days prior to excavating. This is required by law in each state to reduce the likelihood of damaging underground utilities when excavating.
The standard color code used by almost all utility companies for Painting & flags is:
- White - Here is the area I plan on excavating!
- Blue - water line
- Red - electricity
- Yellow - natural gas
- Green - sewer
- Orange - telephone and/or fiber optic line
