Recent Endeavors

Land Surveying Services Being Misrepresented
With the recent increase in the availability of geospatial information, the committee has been addressing companies that offer services that represent property/boundary lines when the location of said lines has not been determined by a licensed land surveyor. Some of this effort has been coordinated with WestFed. The committee has also pursued action against companies that offer fence line staking along property lines without performing a Record of Survey.

Monument Standards Discussion
The committee has been reviewing the existing Utah State Code and the UCLS Model Standards related to survey monument construction standards to assess the need for updates or modifications. The committee also looked at the monument standards of surrounding states to compare and contrast Utah’s current standards.

Corner Record Report Discussion
The filing of corner record reports is administered inconsistently throughout the state of Utah. The committee has been exploring ways to standardize the recording of corner records statewide and discussing ideas to promote their importance to the surveying profession as a whole.

County Recorder Concern with Failures to File Records of Survey
A county recorder reached out to the committee to express frustration with the lack of records of surveys being filed in their county. The recorder stated that residents had come into their office inquiring about a boundary survey that was performed on their property. When the recorder tried to locate it, many times, none were found. The committee contacted the surveyors in question with a Letter of Concern, reminding them about the requirement to file a Record of Survey when boundary lines have been established or retraced.