Responsibilities for Land Surveyors (Private)

Below is an outline of your professional responsibilities as a private surveyor:

• Be certain to include monument perpetuation in all contracts you are involved in.
• Be certain all monuments are included and referenced in your pre-design topographic surveys.
• Report/request help with local entity.
• Prepare thorough maps, CRs & ROSs. Include all monuments within your survey, it helps all future surveys and if a monument is destroyed it can be traced back to when it was possibly destroyed.
• Communicate & resolve issues with fellow surveyors and entities.
• Talk to contractors, educate them (use the resources available on this website).
• Include monuments on improvement and grading plans.

What to do if Monuments are Being Destroyed

Education is key to ensuring preservation of monuments. If you are aware of monuments being destroyed, contact your county/city surveyor. Should you have further difficulty, contact The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists (BPELSG).

BPELSG has designated Dallas Sweeney, PLS, Staff Senior Registrar Land Surveyor, as the contact person for any Monument Preservation issues. Dallas can be contacted at (916) 999-3639 or [email protected]

Additional Resources