State statute (CRS 9-1.5-102) defines an "underground facility" as any item of personal property which is buried or placed below ground for use in connection with the storage or conveyance of water or sewage, electronic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications or cable television, electric energy, or oil, gas, or other substances. "Item of personal property", as used in this subsection (7), includes, but is not limited to, pipes, sewers, conduits, cables, valves, lines, wires, manholes, and attachments thereto.

Yes.  Please see the definition above for "underground facility".

A facility owner is an organization or even person who owns and/or operates underground utilities.  This also includes private infrastructure such as private irrigation systems for HOAs and Developments, private electrical lines for signs and other services, private communications lines, and any other non-utility owned infrastructure in the right of way.  For more information, visit the Colorado 811 Website. 

If your HOA is a facility owner, all underground facility owners/operators are responsible for the location of service laterals in the public right-of-way.

If your HOA is a facility owner, they will be responsible for the location of service laterals in the public right-of-way.  However, if you are not within an HOA community you may be considered a facility owner and subject to the 811 requirements.  For more information, click on the Frequently Asked Questions handout. 

Many facilities are damaged due to the fact of they cannot be located electronically. Non-conductive materials, such as PVC, cannot be located using traditional locate methods. When designing and installing non-conductive facilities, the use of a tracer wire or other method is part of that design and installation. This will allow these facilities to be identified, located and marked prior to future excavation activities.