Facility Owner
What is a Facility Owner?
Become a Member of Blue Stakes of Utah 811
If you have interest in becoming a Member of Blue Stakes Of Utah 811, please open the Membership Information Packet resource to begin. Alternatively if you have any questions about becoming a Member, please click on the button below to contact us.
Annual Meeting of Members
The Annual Meeting of Members is held in the fall each year for all participating member facility owners. Some of the agenda items include: Damage Prevention Video and Breakfast, Message from the Board Chair, Board Member Introductions and Elections, Financial Audit Report, Center Activity Report, and a Question & Answer discussion.
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Members will be held on September 28, 2023. Click below to review the Annual Meeting Notice and to register for the 2023 Annual Meeting.
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Members was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
The meeting packet from the 2023 meeting is available below:
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Members will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Please note the new location for 2024:
Hale Center Theater – Legacy Room
9900 South Monroe
Sandy, UT 84070
Registration for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Members will be available in September 2024.
Electronic Positive Response (EPR)
Electronic Positive Response (EPR) is a system that encourages and facilitates communication from member facility owners back to Blue Stakes of Utah 811 regarding the status of each locate request, which is then made available to excavators.
Click the button below to learn more!
Remote Access
Remote Access for Members (RAM) is designed to assist member utilities in updating and reviewing their member contact information and polygon and grid notification areas. It also has many other features and functionality to help member utilities any time day or night.
After Hours Emergencies
Emergency notification on weekends, holidays, or between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on normal workdays should be reported directly to utility companies. You may access their emergency contact information using the Utility Contact Information Lookup tool on the Blue Stakes website under the Members section, or directly here: ucl.bluestakes.org.
- Enter the location address
- Use the available tools to draw a polygon around the proposed excavation area.
- Click the After-Hours Emergency button
- Call each of the utility contacts listed directly to request utility marking for your emergency location
LOCATOR LOGiX
LOCATOR LOGiX is a web-based locate management system designed for utilities and utility locators to manage their utility line locate requests sent by Blue Stakes of Utah 811.
Resources
Membership Information Packet
Includes a Prospective Member letter, an application for association membership, instructions and fees applicable.
Utility Contact Lookup
Get contact information for Member Facility Owners for After-Hours Emergencies or Engineering & Design requests.
D.I.R.T.
Report damages using the Damage Information Reporting Tool. You can also review the latest D.I.R.T. report by CGA.
List of Members
Access a list of all current Members of Blue Stakes of Utah 811.
Bylaws
Read the By Laws of Blue Stakes of Utah 811.
Articles of Incorporation
Read our most recent amended Articles of Incorporation.
D.I.R.T.
Report damages using the Damage Information Reporting Tool. You can also review the latest D.I.R.T. report by CGA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Utility owners follow the APWA (American Public Works Association) standard to mark the locations of their underground facilities. The following colors are used:
RED – Electric Power Lines, Cables, Conduit and Lighting Cables
YELLOW – Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum or Gaseous Materials
ORANGE – Communication, Alarm or Signal Lines, Cables or Conduit
BLUE – Potable Water
PURPLE – Reclaimed Water, Irrigation and Slurry Lines
GREEN – Sewers and Drain Lines
WHITE – Proposed Excavation
PINK – Temporary Survey Markings
You must contact the appropriate utility companies individually and ask them to mark their lines. To look up the utility owners in your area, use the Utility Contact Information Lookup page.
Locate Requests are NOT created after hours by Blue Stakes. If an emergency excavation needs to be completed after hours, you will need to contact each facility operator directly to request the area be marked or have them clear the area. To obtain a list of the impacted facilities use our Utility Contact Lookup link: https://ucl.bluestakes.org/. This is also accessible by clicking on the Utility Contact Lookup icon from within our Mobile App.
Enter the location information, use the tools provided to indicate the location on the map, and select “Emergency After Hours.” A popup will then provide a contact list of the numbers for the specific facility operators that would need to be contacted directly after hours.
The facility operator/locator will send the excavator an email, phone call, or both. The facility operator/locator may additionally post information on our Electronic Positive Response (EPR) system. Currently, participation in EPR is voluntary. To check the responses for your requests, go to: https://www.bluestakes.org/epr/. This is also accessible by clicking on the Positive Response icon or EPR Lookup icon from within our Mobile App.
It is important to reach out to the excavator making the requests directly and express your concerns about these excessive requests for markings, where work appears to be complete.
Blue Stakes currently has over 600 participating facility owners/operators. There are large and small companies including gas, power, communications, water, sewer, municipalities, and more. Each participating member should ensure the lines that they own and maintain are located and marked within the described areas on Locate Request Tickets. Some of these members hire third party locating companies to do their required locating and marking on their behalf.
A list of participating facility operators can be found here: Blue Stakes Members
