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NEWS line NEW LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT
Alabama 811’s Annual Operations Report for 2019 is available for download from our website. It can be found under the Operations Report link.
LOCATE REQUESTS PROCESSED
January – May 2019 – 437,779
January – May 2020 –394,735 – 10% Decrease
(Note: Ticket life is now 20 working days instead of 10 working days which has caused a reduction in update locate requests. New excavation requests appear to be increasing compared to 2019).
TRANSMISSIONS - UTILITY MEMBERS/LOCATORS
January – May 2019 – 3,795,53
January – May 2020 – 3,360,737– 11.5% Decrease
NEW MEMBERS
January - August, 2020
Asbury Water System Inc.
Bluestream Professional Services
Calhoun County Water Authority
Cleveland Utilities, Town of
Coffeeville Utilities
Fiberlight
Fort Code, Inc dba Weiss Internet
Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board
Gigafy LLC
Goodwater Water Works
Hargray of Alabama, Inc.
Irondale Water System
Jackson’s Gap Water Authority
Leeds Water Work
Mexia Water System Inc
Mobilitie, LLC
Napier Field, Town of
Odenville Utilities Board
Pine Hill, Town of
Quantum Telecommunication Services
Russellvile Electric Board
Thomasville, Water Works and Sewer Board, City of Walter Water Authority
Weaver Water Department, City of
EFFECTIVE 1/1/2020
Beginning January 1, 2020 two major changes went into effect • The notification period is now required to be 2 FULL
working days. The day of notification will no longer count in the calculation of the 2 working day notice. The notification clock will begin at 7am on the following work day.
• The “life” of a locate request is extended from 10 to 20 working days which will allow for longer period to work under a valid locate request before the locate request will need to be updated. Remember it is the responsibility of the excavator to maintain the marks during the “valid” period of the locate request.
ONLINE AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR LOCATE REQUESTS
There are two options to “calling” in a locate request. Locate requests can be processed online via the web portal or the mobile application. Visit Alabama 811’s website at www.al811. com to get more information about these two programs.
COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE (CGA)
The CGA Conference and Expo is scheduled for March 2-5, 2021 in Orlando, FL. Visit www.commongroundalliance.com for more information.
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