Bike to Appear on Feb. 20 & 27 Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is pleased to announce that the 811 Bike, a custom motorcycle built by Paul Jr. Designs to promote underground utility damage prevention, will be featured on the Feb. 20 and 27 episodes of American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior on the Discovery […]
Georgia 811 Announces Board Election Results
Numbered ballots were mailed to the Georgia 811 Member of Record along with instructions for voting to fill the Georgia 811 Board of Director Seats that have terms that expire December 31, 2011. One ballot per member company/agency was allowed. All ballots had to be submitted by November 30, 2011 to be counted. 321 ballots […]
2011 Georgia 811 Damage Prevention Advocate Awards
Annually Georgia 811 Liaison Managers recognize the efforts of individuals across Georgia who are setting the pace in terms of damage prevention, education and safety. Winners are selected based on DOT Regions. The following individuals and/or organizations were recognized for their dedication in the shared the responsibility that is damage prevention at the 2011 GUCC/GUCA […]
EDEN System Upgrades Announced
September 1, 2011 – Duluth: Georgia 811 announces that an Excavation Digging Event Notification (EDEN) system upgrade will occur on Saturday, September 10 beginning at 12:00 a.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening. During this time, Georgia 811 will be unable to create and transmit locate requests. Online locate request creation and the Positive Response […]
Why Use EDEN?
Why should I consider using EDEN to create my locate requests? EDEN, Excavation Digging Event Notification, is a program that allows Georgia excavators the convenience of entering their own locate requests with Georgia 811. Locates can be entered and dig numbers obtained without calling Georgia 811 to speak to a CSR. Requests can be […]
PSC Joins Georgia 811 In Dig Safely Month
ATLANTA, April 13, 2011 – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has proclaimed April 2011 as Dig Safely Month in Georgia. During a ceremony at the State Capitol, Governor Deal presented a proclamation to Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, Jr. and Commissioner Tim Echols, who accepted on behalf of the Georgia Public Service Commission, and to Georgia 811 […]