California Public Utilities Code

§ 787

PUC § 787Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Any public utility, or its contractor, to whom an excavation permit has been issued by any local agency for the installation, removal, maintenance, or repair of underground facilities may backfill the permitted excavation in any public road or highway with native spoil if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)The native spoil is competent spoil.

(2)Compaction meets the local agency’s requirements using industry standards for testing compaction.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1060, Sec. 2.