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for larger mm was and high" Mm Vommgs shallew elllllles eae eaese yeee eeleee slgeal le hleeel ell

‘ and lellew a elllleeeel llee making ll dilficult le allleeeellale

oeee lhe leealee has eeeelvea hls workload lee lhe elay, helweee lhe lwe slgeals. Nicks ee he-eales le .lee llee eae alse
he mesl eealee a game plan le gel lhe lleleels eemeleleel hy eaese yee le lese slgeal and possibly eaese hleeel ell eele
lhele .lee llale. For a eeele-ael leealee, lhe nesl a4 hours el elhee elllllles le a eeegesleel aeea.

a leeale lleleels llle ls ellee s eel le lhe leleeeal eeelle , . , .

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le lhele wee-lellew, lhey eely have 43 heees le gel ll lleee. ; _ ' . . . . .
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helweee IO and 50 lleleels in hls wee-lellew. depending ee f.'°“I“" 3 '3 ¥“‘ °1' ‘3 '" l"‘°‘h'°“ E _“]‘“,‘'l ‘k’ h‘ °
hew eeeeh work ls geleg ee in lhal sperifir aeea. “E5 ‘"3’ 5”” 5""? ° “"°‘‘‘3 ‘ ‘°.‘ 9 “" °‘‘ 9“. °° .“ °"’

Ihis afietts lhe leealee. oeee agale, lhe leealee IS geleg le

The nzxl slee lee lhe leealee ls le eeele thzir lleleels vlseally seae lhe aeea le leele lee slges el heeleel utilities.
elneleelly le ellmleale as meeh ell-lve lleee helweee leeales heweves lhls llme lhe lleleel calls lee a 5uo—fi:-DI radius el

as pclssih1e.The less ell-lvleg lhey ele. lhe eeeee ll.ee lhey ae leleeseellee. The leealee ls eew gelegle have le ge see
have le spend le lhe llelel marking eellllles. A eemmeely leel in evely direclion el lllal leleeseellee as well as possibly
used approach levelves eeelleg yeeesell le a eleele se lhal heleleel hesleesses and e-eslaeeees lhal sll al lhe eeeeee el
yell eml haele eeae wheee yell slaelea. The slaelleg point lhe leleeseellee. oeee lhe leealee has eleleemleeel whal

may he lhe leeale.-s office, heeee es nesl lleleel ellhe day. elllllles eeeel le he eeaeleell and elleeleeel lhe ellllly prinls
Locators have to .alee lele lee lypz el eslels in f_j;;;“;;j;*;*,';gg§ ;;;;;*';;;",j;;;§5 f;f;";3;_';;g ;;{jm
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le aeeas lhal aee eely aeeesslhle eleeleg eeelale heees ee ‘O mm ‘hm hump Pom

eleeeeelleg ee lhe wealhee, ee lhey may have le helel clfi '

ee leealleg lleleels lllal aee ee hard see-laees elee le rain The leealee alse has le he awae-e el lleele seeeeeeellegs as
heeaese lhe paint won't slick eelll lhey aee dry. vehleles driving hy may eel understand lhal lhe leealee
Now lhal we have our lleleels eeelell aeel have a game °°“'"““E° °" PAGE 9
plan lee lhe day we head le our nesl lleleel. Let's ge wllh a

slegle aelele-ess lleleel le gel lele lhe swleg el our workday.

As lhe leealee pulls up le lhe llesl lleleel, lhey aee vlseally VIVAX

seaeeleg lhe aeea lee slges el buried elllllles. 1-heleealee T

wlll lhee lnnk eves lhe lleleel le eesllee lhey lleelee-slaea METRDTECH

lhe seeee el lhe lleleel and have a eleae eeeleeslaellleg mm 9 Pmufim H“ E“ and “mum
el wleeee lhe digging wlll lalee plate. Thee they'll leele at 9 ' ' 7'

lhele prints lee eelslleg elllllles aeel leem a plan el allaele -aee... aelalleel eeess lseee lnspenflon eeeeeas

le gel lhese elllllles eeaeleeel. .l.eeee.l logging wle. cloud aala aealysls

le a perfect world, lhe leealee wlll he ahle le walle up le "M ""'° ““°"‘°" 3'°"‘

lhe job slle, leeew exactly wheee lhe hook up point ls lee "W"-' =~"W'°" ="=°“"9

eaele ellllly lhal eeeels le he eeae-leeel aeel eae eeeeelele

Ilweir lnrale with minimal issues. Uniclrtunately, this is not ‘

always lhe ease and lhe aeeess point eae he leeeleele hidden L I‘ h M W m h H d
heleeel brush and elelsels, ee difi'iculI le ,;;;m:; W:,;,:;w7,:,;'V:;;;,:, 8‘
el a sleeelee-e elaee.l around lhese aeeess points hy a aee 5 Wzlfllanimlluv
heeeeeweee le glve hellee eeeh aeeeal lee lhele pmpeny

(think sheehs ee leeees aeeeeel ellllly boxes]. Fentes wllle

leelee.l gales eae he a hege hlmleaeee le ellllly leealee-s.

ll a leealee runs lele lhls lssee aeel lhe eeeeee-ly eweee

ls eel ee slle, lhe leealee can't eeeeelele lhe leeale aeel

eeells le eealee plwonz ealls le lhe eeelael ee lhe lleleel le

.ealee as-eaegeleeels le gale aeeess. -rhls may .eeae lhal lhe

leealee eew musl put lhls lleleel ee hold aeel eeeve ee le mm W M M mum 2. M W" W _,_m_W M
aeelhee lleleel wlllle lhese aeeaegemeels al-e heleg eealle. up In15DhfiHn\\lnglI|W|lhlhh veseelee ee.eeeeeele.s wee VM-Am
oeee lhe leealee veellles wheee lhey eeea le heele up le ‘"‘”"“°“ °‘"”"' S""'“ "W" ”‘a"’'

leaele eel lhe ellllly, lhe llee eae he leeale.l. Sounds easy

eeeegle right? We1L evee lheegh lhey leeew wheee lhey , _ W
need le aeeess lhe ellllly aeel wheee lhe llee ls supposed "'""*""°"=" ‘°"’°''‘'°'' 41% '-'-'-'=
le eee, lhey sllll have le elllllze lhele leeale Efilllipmlint le ;gg;_vc-‘=;_r;sg2;W W ggg;--,3g;;;33jgn Em-l ==--savwtw-n
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