Where in the CRS or Rules does the State of Colorado require you to destroy a stone monument? I do not replace stone monuments if they are in good condition.
38-53-105. Professional land surveyor must rehabilitate monuments.
For any monument record of a public land survey corner which is required to be filed pursuant to this article, the professional land surveyor shall restore or rehabilitate the corner monument so it is readily identifiable and reasonably durable, if field conditions require it.
> Where in the CRS or Rules does the State of Colorado require you to destroy a stone monument? I do not replace stone monuments if they are in good condition.
> 38-53-105. Professional land surveyor must rehabilitate monuments.
> For any monument record of a public land survey corner which is required to be filed pursuant to this article, the professional land surveyor shall restore or rehabilitate the corner monument so it is readily identifiable and reasonably durable, if field conditions require it.
That's the one (statute) that the locals around here interpret to mean they have to replace stones.
We preserve the evidence by burying or leaving the stone at the corner in the mound of stones. Then a record created by the surveyor about it is filed in a public record.
So the evidence is preserved and the corner properly perpetuated.
The GLO and BLM has been doing this for about 100 years now. You might take it up with them.
I actually think the coordinate might be the ultimate tool to protect corner positions. Big yellow can take the whole corner and accessories away and we can put it back where is was within a couple centimeters.
Also it appears to me that the pipes and caps last well because the public recognizes them whereas they don't always realize that a pile of rocks is anything other than a pile of rocks.
I have done some records on the stones only and not changed anything. Surveyors get paid more if they replace the stone with a pipe and cap in this program.
Many corners can't avoid being changed. Roads, buildings and other human development occurs and they don't go around every corner. It's not even a consideration most of the time.
Look to the Board rules 6.4 for more explicit explanations 6.4.2 is relatively clear:
6.4.2 Exceptions to the Physical Standards for Establishing New Monuments or Upgrading Existing Monuments
6.4.2.1 Original Monuments That Do Not Have to be Upgraded. If the PLSM still exists in its originally set location and said monument is readily identifiable and reasonably durable, it does not have to be upgraded.
Sure surveyors should know where they are but what about the public? Someone has a map and finds the disc. Hey, I am here and I own all this land, this here disc tells me so and you know the rest......
Someone/anyone FIX THE DISC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it was mine someone would be REAMED and then I would make sure it was done right at no charge to the client.
If someone called and said they fixed it I would say thank you and still GO CHECK IT MYSELF.
Dagnabbit!!!
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Typing class 9th grade!
Yes, the stamping should be corrected, preferably by the Surveyor that set them.
I found a concrete monument with cap that was stamped T18W, R16N but it had been there for 40 years like that. Otherwise the cap was stamped correctly. I didn't try to correct that one because, well, it's obvious. But wrong section numbers could be a problem. I filed the corner record with a cap diagram showing the exact stamping and the CS thought I made a mistake but I e-mailed him a photo of the mon cap and he said, oh OK.