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DRAFT City of Redwood City <br />2/27/01 Public Works Services Department <br />UTILITIES LOCATOR <br />DEFINITION: <br />Under General direction, locates and marks utilities according to standards, in <br />conjunction with the Underground Service Alert (USA) program, prior to construction; and <br />also provides utilities inspection services for construction. Utilities include: water, <br />wastewater, storm, electrical, recycled water and all other city utilities. <br />SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED: <br />Receives general supervision from the Specialist or a Public Works Supervisor. <br />LiV- IJ,Id11*Kela bill 11 *3 <br />Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />1. Receive USA tickets and organize and prioritize USA tickets in a timely and <br />productive manner and complete marking requests within the USA priority guidelines. <br />2. When assigned, duties include taking water samples for testing, investigate and <br />resolve customer complaints, fireflow testing, and section - related duties. Water quality <br />testing and fire flow test requests as needed. Calibration of colorimeter. <br />3. Train assigned personnel in the use of utility location equipment and USA standards <br />and procedures. <br />4. Complete, record, and file all USA requests. Maintain and generate reports on work in <br />progress and general construction operations. <br />5. Coordinate work with other City departments, divisions, sections and private utilities <br />which may include both written and oral communications. <br />6. Read maps, block -book pages and plans, to determine the location of City-owned <br />utilities and marking prior to construction. <br />7. Ensure that all- applicable USA standards, utility rules, codes and safety regulations <br />are communicated and complied with. <br />8. Complete data assignments; data collection, performance measurements, track costs, <br />time and materials. <br />9. Update block book pages as needed after determining new or more accurate <br />information as a result of marking assignments. Coordinate the inclusion of updates <br />with other sections and Engineering to maintain accurate block books. <br />10. Perform Section related duties as assigned. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />14285 <br />