The Colorado Springs Underground Damage Prevention Safety Program is a city ordinance (City Code, Chapter 12 Section 10) which enables the City of Colorado Springs to enforce Colorado’s excavation laws. The City's program is administered by Colorado Springs Utilities.
The program contains language similar to state excavation law (SB 18-167), but there are some additional requirements for both excavators and utility owners. These requirements apply to excavation activities occurring within the municipal boundary of Colorado Springs. We retain the right as a utility owner to independently assess civil penalties for damages to our underground infrastructure if the incident involved excavation without valid locates and occurred outside of the Colorado Springs municipal boundary.