Emergency Shut-Off Locations Sheet
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Property records · PR-24
Private Underground Lines Record
A free printable record of private underground lines: a site plan, each buried cable and pipe you own, points measured from fixed marks, and a log of every dig.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Know where your own buried cables and pipes run before anyone puts a spade in. Locate services may mark only the utility's lines, so this record covers the rest.
Who it is for
Homeowners, smallholders and anyone with power, water, gas or drains running across their own land.
How to use it
- Draw the house, the boundaries and up to three fixed points on the site plan.
- Add each line as it is laid or uncovered, and give it a letter.
- Measure from two fixed points to every bend, joint and end, and note the depth while the trench is open.
- Photograph open trenches and write the photo reference beside the line.
- Before any digging, check the plan, request a locate if the rules where you are need one, and log it.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Where the buried lines you own actually run: power to the shed, garden lighting, gas to the barbecue, water, irrigation, drains and the pet fence, drawn while the trench is open.
Before anyone digs. Many locate services mark only the lines the utility owns, not the ones beyond the meter. Ground gets regraded and pipes settle, so treat any depth here as a guide, check the rules where you are about requesting a locate before digging, and dig by hand near any line on this plan.
Write-on lines: Property · Plan drawn by · Date · Fixed point A · Fixed point B · Fixed point C
Site plan — draw the house and boundaries, then each line with its letter
Squared grid
Page 2
Lines — one row per cable or pipe, lettered as on the plan
Table, 7 rows: Ref · Line · From · To · Cable or pipe · Depth · Laid by, when · Photo
Measured points — from two fixed points to each bend, joint and end
Table, 5 rows: Point · Line · What · From A · From B · From C · Depth · Marked on site
Before digging
Table, 5 rows: Date · Where · Locate ref. · Private locator · Lines found · By
Questions
Do locate services mark lines on private property?
Often not all of them. Many mark only the lines the utility owns, up to the meter, and leave cables and pipes beyond it to the owner. Check what your local service covers, and keep this record for everything it does not.
How accurate are the depths on this record?
Only as accurate as the day they were measured. Ground gets regraded, paths are raised and pipes settle, so treat a recorded depth as a guide and dig by hand near any line.
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