CDOT UTILITY/RELOCATION/SPECIAL USE PERMIT STANDARD PROVISIONS
<br /> constructed under this permit. Final acceptance begins the two-year Prior to final acceptance,all disturbed portions of highway right of way shall
<br /> warranty period(see requirement under"Operation and be cleaned up and restored to their original condition,subject to CDOT
<br /> Maintenance"below). approval. Seeding,sodding,and planting shall be as specified,or otherwise
<br /> approved by CDOT.Construction,maintenance and watering requirements
<br /> 19. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES/PERMITS shall conform to the CDOT Standard Specifications.Where landscape
<br /> restoration must be delayed due to seasonal requirements,such work may be
<br /> a. It is the responsibility of the Permittee to determine which authorized by separate permit. Permittee shall use only certified weed-free
<br /> environmental clearances and/or regulations apply to their activities seed and mulch.Penmittee shall clean equipment before transporting it into or
<br /> and to obtain any clearances that are required directly from the out of the state to prevent the migration of noxious weeds.
<br /> appropriate regulatory agency prior to commencing work. Please
<br /> refer to or request a copy of the"CDOT F,nvironmental Clearance 21. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
<br /> Information Summary"(ECIS)for details. The ECIS may be
<br /> obtained from CDOT Permitting Offices or may be accessed via the a. Permittee agrees to own and maintain the installation permitted
<br /> CDOT webpage at herein.The facility shall be kept in an adequate state of repair and
<br /> liltp_llwww.dot,state.co.us/UtihPrrant/Forms.cfm. Failure to maintained in such a manner as to cause the least interference with
<br /> comply with regulatory requirements may result in suspension or the normal operation and maintenance of the highway.
<br /> revocation of your CDOT permit,or enforcement actions by other
<br /> agencies. b. If any element of the transportation facility,constructed or replaced
<br /> as a condition of this permit,fails within 24 months due to improper
<br /> b. The Special Provisions of this permit shall list any specific construction or materials,Permittee shall make all repairs
<br /> environmental clearances or permits that the Department has been immediately as notified in writing by CDOT.
<br /> notified by the Permittee or by the administering regulatory agency
<br /> apply to the operations authorized by this permit. The Special C. Routine,periodic maintenance and emergency repairs may be
<br /> Provisions shall require the Permittee obtain the listed performed under the general terms and conditions of this permit.
<br /> environmental clearances/permits prior to beginning work. CDOT shall be given proper advance notice whenever maintenance
<br /> work will affect the movement or safety of traffic.In an emergency,
<br /> C. The Permittee shall comply with all requirements described in the the CDOT Region office and the State Patrol shall immediately be
<br /> CDOT Environmental Clearances Information Summary,including notified of possible traffic hazards.Emergency procedures shall be
<br /> those pertaining to: coordinated beforehand,where possible.
<br /> 1) Ecological Resources d. Maintenance activities requiring new excavation or other
<br /> 2) Cultural Resources disturbance within highway ROW may require separate permit.
<br /> 3) Discharges of Stormwater or Process Water Where highway construction or maintenance operations so require,
<br /> 4) Hazardous Materials Permittee will shut off lines,remove all combustible materials from
<br /> 5) Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material the highway right of way,or provide other temporary safeguards.
<br /> 6) Erosion and Sediment Control
<br /> 7) Disposal of Drilling Fluids 22. MARKERS,LOCATION AIDS,LOCATION ASSISTANCE
<br /> 8) Concrete Washout
<br /> 9) Spill Reporting a. The utility shall take all practical measures to ensure that buried
<br /> 10) Transportation of Hazardous Materials utility facilities are surface-detectable by standard geophysical
<br /> methods. Where the utility facilities,by the nature of their material
<br /> d. Disturbance of any wildlife shall be avoided to the maximum extent properties,burial depth or other factors,may by themselves not be
<br /> practicable. If threatened or endangered species or archeological or surface-detectable,the utility shall,where feasible,incorporate
<br /> historical artit"acts are encountered during the progress of a project, detection wire or other detection aids in the installation of those
<br /> work in the subject area shall be halted and the CDOT regional facilities. In instances where detection aids are not feasible or
<br /> permitting office shall be contacted immediately for direction as to would be ineffective and surface-detectability cannot be ensured,
<br /> how to proceed. surface markers shall be installed as directed by the Department and
<br /> as-constructed plans and showing the accurate horizontal and
<br /> e. All discharges of stormwater or process water are subject to the vertical location of the buried facilities shall be provided to the
<br /> applicable provisions of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act Department.
<br /> and the Colorado Discharge Permit Regulations.
<br /> b. All plowed or trenched installations must include color-coded
<br /> f. There shall be no disposal of hazardous materials in the state (using the American Public Works Association color coding
<br /> highway right of way. Solid waste shall be removed from the state system)warning tape placed not less than 12 inches vertically above
<br /> highway right of way and disposed of at a permitted facility or the top of the line. The warning tape shall be surface-detectable if
<br /> designated collection point(such as the Permittee's own dumpster), needed to facilitate detection of the line.
<br /> Drilling fluids must be disposed of as described in the ECIS.
<br /> C. The utility shall place readily identifiable markers at the right of
<br /> g. If pre-existing solid waste or hazardous materials contamination way line where it is crossed by pipelines carrying transmittants
<br /> (including oil or gasoline contaminated soil,asbestos,chemicals, which are flammable,corrosive,expansive,energized,or unstable,
<br /> mine tailings,etc.)are encountered during the performance of work, particularly if carried at high pressure or potential,except where a
<br /> the Permittee shall halt work in the affected area and immediately vent will serve as a marker.
<br /> contact the CDOT regional permitting office for direction as to how d. The utility shall place markers for longitudinal underground
<br /> to proceed. facilities vertically above the facilities or at a known horizontal
<br /> offset,unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department.
<br /> h. Spills shall be reported immediately using the CDOT Illicit Each marker shall provide a fore-and backlight to succeeding and
<br /> Discharge Hotline(303)5124446.Spills on the highway,into preceding markers. Markers shall be installed at suitable intervals
<br /> waterways,or that may otherwise present an immediate danger to along tangent sections,at angle points or points of curvature and at
<br /> the public,shall be reported by calling 911 or the Colorado State reasonable intervals along curves.
<br /> Patrol at(303)239-4501,and the Colorado Department of Public
<br /> Health and Environment at 1-(877)518-5608. C. The utility shall maintain any markers required by this Code for the
<br /> life of the installation.
<br /> 20. RESTORATION OF RIGHT OF WAY
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