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§ 62-14-5.1 NMSA 1978

Uniform color code for location of underground facilities

Laws 2001, ch. 150, § 4; 2011, ch. 103, § 5.

In marking an excavation site and the location of underground facilities, both the excavator and the owner or operator shall use the following uniform color code:

A. blue for water;

B. green for sewer;

C. orange for communications or coaxial cable;

D. pink for survey;

E. purple for reclaimed water;

F. red for electric;

G. white for proposed excavation area; and

H. yellow for gas.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.