DOM Right of Way July 17 2012

Understanding Right-of-Way Easements

What you need to know about Dominion’s rights for construction and maintenanceof its electric transmission facilities

The information on the preceding pagessummarizes Dominion’s typical right-of-wayeasement agreements.

For a copy of the easement that covers your property, contactyour local county or city land records office. Dominion canalso provide you with a copy. Email your request [email protected] with “Easement request” in thesubject line. Allow up to six weeks for processing.

For more information regarding Dominion easements, visitwww.dom.com, search Right-of-Way.

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Dominion is committed to working with property owners

From our project teams to our crews in the field, we are committed to

minimizing the impact of our work on private property affected by

our electric transmission lines and associated facilities. We have prepared

this document to provide you important information on several

topics related to our easements and to give you contact information for

the appropriate departments within Dominion. You have our pledge

that Dominion will promptly attend to any questions or concerns you

may have.

To reliably transmit electric power, Dominion acquires permanent easement rights

Easement documents are signed by property owners and recorded in

the public land records of the county or city where the subject property

is located. Within the specified easement area, or right-of-way,

Dominion builds, operates and maintains its electric facilities in com-

pliance with state and federal laws and regulations as well as National

Electrical Safety Code (NESC) requirements.

Dominion’s easement rights provide for potentialupgrades to electric facilities

Within its easements, Dominion will install, operate, inspect, and

maintain its facilities. Additionally, Dominion may rebuild, remove,

repair, substitute, add to, extend, improve and/or relocate its facilities

in the future. Whatever the work involves, our crews always strive to

conduct their work in a safe, efficient, and courteous manner.

A clear right-of-way is a safe right-of-way

Safety is our foremost concern for both the public and our crews

performing work within or near our easements. A right-of-way clear of

obstructions not only helps prevent power outages, it helps protect

adjacent property as well. Dominion requires that the entire width of

the easement remain clear of structures, trees, and certain kinds of

vegetation, as these have the potential to cause problems to transmission

equipment and facilities. A partial list of items not allowed in or on

our right-of-way corridors is provided below.

Property owners can submit a request for an easement encroachment

With prior written consent from Dominion, you as a property owner

may place certain improvements (e.g., driveways, crops, drainfields,

fences, etc.) within our easement crossing your land. For encroachment

request requirements, go to www.dom.com, search“Encroachment

Request.” To obtain more information about allowable encroachments,

contact the Dominion Electric Transmission Rights-of-Way group at

[email protected] or 1-800-215-8032, option 1.

Please Note: Failure to get prior approval for an encroachment will result in property owners being required to remove the encroachment attheir own expense.

Trees outside the easement can pose a danger to the power lines

Keeping vegetation maintained along transmission corridors is a job

that never ends for us. Trees coming into contact with power lines is

a leading cause of electric outages. To protect against tree-caused

outages, Dominion has the right to trim and/or cut any trees located

outside of the right-of-way that are tall enough to potentially impact

the transmission line.

For more information about how Dominion manages vegetation

along transmission corridors, visit www.dom.com, search“trees”.

Efficient, safe access to the right-of-way is criticalto maintain reliability

In order to safely and easily access the right-of-way during outages,

maintenance, or construction, Dominion has the right to utilize private

roads and/or travel across private lands near or adjacent to easements.

Specifically, we have the right to construct new access

roads necessary to reach our rights-of-way even if that

land is not part of an easement area.

It’s important to note that Dominion or its contractors

will meet and coordinate with property owners

regarding the location of convenient access points

when they are needed. After construction is complete

and the area is rehabilitated, we will restore roads and

entrances to their original condition unless they are

necessary for permanent access to the right-of-way.

In the unlikely event that property damage associated

with construction or maintenance of a transmission

facility occurs, please notify Dominion by sending an

email to [email protected].

• Barns

• Garages

• Homes

• Playhouses

• Porches, Decks

• Propane tanks

• Satellite dishes

• Trash, debris

• Swimming pools

• Sheds

• Trailers

• Logs, stumps

• Trash receptacles, dumpsters

• Wells, Septic tanks

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