The new 2016 ALTA/NSPS standards that are scheduled to become effective February 23, 2016. This 2016 update to the ALTA land title survey standards is a continuation which has evolved since 1962 and this 2016 update reflects the ninth version of the standards. This current update reflects at least eight significant updates to the 2011 standards. Previously, we discussed the new Table A, Item 18 regarding wetlands . The discussion herein will focus on Location of Utilities. Easements Section 5.E.iv. – Evidence of use by others “Evidence on or above the surface of the surveyed property observed in the process of conducting the fieldwork, which evidence may indicate utilities located on, over or beneath the survey property. Examples of such evidence include pipeline markers, manholes, valves, meters, transformers, pedestals, clean-outs, utility poles, overhead lines and guy wires”. 2011 Standards 2016 Standards About Martin Tirella, PLS Mr. Tirella serves as Director of Land Surveying and has over 35 years of field, technical, and managerial experience involving all areas/phases of land surveying services provided to our public and private sector clients, which includes ALTA/ACSM commercial standards. He has complete responsibility for the supervision of the day-to-day surveying operations. This includes reviewing requests for surveying services from clients and other corporate departments, scheduling, and monitoring field surveying crews, quality control, project budgets, and client relations. Mr. Tirella is well versed in all new Land Surveying Standards and has written in a variety of publications on professional surveying topics.