Part 8 – Network Utilities

8.3    Location of Services

Network utility operators are required to maintain a procedure for recording the location of underground services on plans.

It is essential that all services are laid to predictable lines if there is to be a reasonable opportunity of laying new services within existing systems.  These should generally be parallel or perpendicular to the legal land area.  In addition to specifying the location of any service in the street berm, there should also be a tolerance which must on no account be exceeded without proper measurement and recording on the detailed record plan.  A maximum tolerance of no more than ± 100 mm is required.