Vermont § 7007 - Notice of damage When any underground utility facility is damaged during excavation activities, the excavator shall immediately notify the affected company
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§ 7007. Notice of damage When any underground utility facility is damaged during excavation activities, the excavator shall immediately notify the affected company
- . Under no circumstances shall
the excavator backfill or conceal the damaged area until the company inspects and
repairs the damage, provided that the excavator shall take reasonable and prudent
actions to protect the public from serious injury from the damaged facilities until
the company or emergency response personnel arrive at the damaged area. An excavator
who causes damage to a pipeline that results in a release of natural or other gas
or hazardous liquid shall promptly report the release to emergency responders by calling
911. (Added 1987, No. 86, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; amended 1993, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2019, No. 31, § 13.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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