So I just got off the phone with the utility company and they confirmed that the primary voltage line is my responsibility as it connects to a pole on my property and only serves my property.
That said, it sounds like they don't consider it an immediate hazard. They will have the local field office call me during normal business hours some time in the next 5 business days to schedule a time to come out and do an assessment, which is required before they will disconnect. I'll likely have to get a local tree service in to do the trimming.
I walked the like this morning, and it's actually going through several trees on my property. Each tree is touching both the hot and neutral, so there is likely an easier path to ground than going through the trunk. It looks like in most cases, they have burned the close branch creating a small bit of clearance, but I imagine severe wind likely will still cause contact.
I guess we will see what the utility company requires for clearance (even though it's 'my' line). I know along the roads, they require 10' of clearance.... but I suspect that's more so they only have to come past every several years. In my case, that would mean taking down at least once of the trees along my laneway and severely maiming the rest. I'd rather maintain a 3'-5' clearance every year than carving them back to 10' clearance every 5 years.
I'll get in touch with a tree service on Monday to see what they say.
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