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MISS DIG 811 Annual Ticket Counts   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 JAN 36,967 30,684 27,508 27,242 29,222 FEB 38,007 33,355 23,420 25,979 25,197 MAR 60,295 61,411 47,557 34,818 34,885 APR 81,490 80,787 85,219 84,278 70,855 MAY 103,975 90,378 85,740 93,019 89,051 JUN 99,317 92,474 89,754 91,692 76,978 JUL 86,787 78,653 86,422 76,725 AUG 94,119 87,368 76,728 77,028 73,297 SEP 83,159 80,188 75,713 79,916 73,790 OCT 85,423 75,095 76,574 79,555 77,409 NOV 66,068 52,883 54,965 46,350 49,434 DEC 37,379 40,353 43,277 37,461 30,994 TOTAL 872,986 782,107 768,752 763,760 708,537 2009 – 555,000 2013 – 708,500

Online Ticket Creation Remote Ticket Entry e-Suite e-Locate e-OHA e-Plan 59% Ticket Volume

Public Act 174 Excavation Utility Owners & Operators Penalties & Enforcement

Public Act 174 MISS IG

Public Act 174 Excavation: A Few Words About MISS DIG Tickets Excavators shall provide a dig notice (non-emergency) to the notification system at least 3 business days, but not more than 14 calendar days before the start of any blasting or excavation. Include a Name and Contact Telephone Number of Someone Who Can Answer Questions About the Dig Notice No Piggybacking – Each Excavator Must Have Their Own Ticket Tickets Have an Expiration Date (21 day ticket or 180 day project ticket)

Public Act 174 Excavation Public Act 174 makes several exceptions that excavators should know about. Replacing a fence post, sign post, or guardrail in its existing location. Any excavation performed at a grave site in a cemetery. Any excavation performed within a landfill. Routine road maintenance or preventive maintenance that doesn’t go deeper than 12 inches below grade.  Routine railroad maintenance activity, or railroad maintenance in the right-of-way, to a depth of 12 inches. And normal farming activity.

Public Act 174 Participation in Positive Response is required by law for BOTH the excavator & the facility owner/operator! Response.missdig811.org

Public Act 174 An excavator shall provide immediate additional notice to the notification system and stop excavation in the immediate vicinity if the excavator has reason to suspect the presence of an unmarked facility due to any one of the following: Visible evidence of a facility with no marks visible. (b) Lack of a positive response to a ticket. (c) A positive response from a facility owner or facility operator indicating the presence of a facility with no marks visible.

Public Act 174: Caution Zone The area within 48 inches of either side of the facility marks provided by a facility owner or facility operator No Hand-Digging Required If work is being done outside of the 8 ft. “Caution Zone,” soft excavation is not required. 4’ 4’ 8’ Total Caution Zone

Public Act 174 If work is being done inside of the 8 ft. “Caution Zone,” soft excavation is required to expose all . Must Hand-Dig 4’ 4’ 8’ Total Caution Zone

Public Act 174 Michigan's Utility Color Codes:

Public Act 174 (4) Facility owners and facility operators shall be members of and participate in the notification system and pay the fees levied by the notification system under this section. This obligation and the requirements of this act for facility owners and facility operators do not apply to persons owning or operating a facility located on real property the person owns or occupies if the facility is operated solely for the benefit of that person.

Public Act 174 (o) "Facility" or "underground facility" means an underground or submerged conductor, pipe, or structure, including, but not limited to, a conduit, duct, line, pipe, wire, or other device and its appurtenances used to produce, store, transmit, or distribute a utility service, including communications, data, cable television, electricity, heat, natural or manufactured gas, oil, petroleum products, steam, sewage, video, water, and other similar substances, including environmental contaminates or hazardous waste.

EXAMPLES OF FACILITY OWNERS WHO MAY NOT BE MEMBERS: MOBILE HOME PARKS HOSPITALS SCHOOLS/COLLEGES LARGE COMPANIES MUNICIPALITIES PROPANE COMPANIES

Public Act 174…. Facility Owners Post to Positive Response Participate in Design Ticket Mark Ticket by Dig Start Date

Public Act 174…Facility Owners Standard NEW Ticket – 3 Business Days Destroyed Markings – 24 Hours (not including weekends or holidays) Lack of Positive Response – 3 Bus. Hours Unmarked facility – 3 Business Hours Additional Assistance – 3 Business Hours Emergencies – 3 Hours (NOW emergencies) Design – 10 Business Days RESPONSE TIMES

Public Act 174…. Facility Owners Section 7.8 New facilities built after the effective date of this act shall be constructed in a manner that allows their detection when in use.

Public Act 174 Penalties & Enforcement http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc

Public Act 174…. Enforcement Excavation Performed by Municipalities First Violation - up to $5k Second Violation – up to $10k plus training Third Violation – up to $15k plus cost of repair