Georgia 811 To Observe Holidays

Duluth, GA – November 9, 2016 – Georgia 811 offices will be closed in observance of the following holidays. The Contact Center will be accepting calls for damages and emergency locate requests only during this time. Please plan your work accordingly. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2016 Day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 25, 2016 Christmas […]

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Extraordinary Circumstances Declared

Duluth, GA- October 7, 2016 – Please be advised the following Georgia 811 members have invoked the use of Positive Response Code 3J (Extraordinary Circumstances) across their service area/areas effective immediately. Excelsior EMC (EXC70 – Bulloch County, Bryan County, Candler County, Effingham County, Emanuel County, Evans County, Jenkins County, and Tattnall County) effective Friday, October […]

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Georgia 811 Network Maintenance

Duluth, GA – September 30, 2016 – Georgia 811 will be conducting scheduled server maintenance during a five hour period starting on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. until Friday, October 14, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. During this time the Contact Center will be unavailable to accept damage and emergency notices.   Additional services that […]

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Georgia 811 To Observe Labor Day

August 23, 2016– Duluth, GA – Georgia 811 offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 5, 2016. During this time the contact center will be accepting locate request calls for damages and emergencies only. Please plan your work accordingly. As a reminder to professionals, EDEN locate request ticket creation is […]

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Georgia 811 To Observe Independence Day

Duluth, GA- June 22, 2016 – Georgia 811 offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Monday, July 4, 2016. During this time the contact center will be accepting locate requests for damages and emergencies only. Please plan your work accordingly. As a reminder, EDEN web entry is available 24/7. Web entry includes […]

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Changes To Georgia’s Dig Law Taking Place July 1, 2016

Official Georgia 811 Business Notification Duluth, GA – June 2, 2015 – The Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act (GUFPA) will have changes that become effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2016. Beginning on this day, the life of a normal locate request will increase from 21 calendar days to 30 calendar days. (Section §25-9-6) […]

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