What Do Utility Marking Colors Mean in Orange County? Complete Guide to Paint and Flags
If you live or work in Orange County and you see bright paint on the sidewalk or a row of colored flags in a lawn, you are looking at the language of underground utilities. Those marks are not random. They are a safety system that tells excavators where it is safe to dig and where a single shovel strike could shut down power, flood a street, or rupture a gas main. I have walked job sites in Irvine, Anaheim, and Mission Viejo where the only thing standing between a backho