Mission Statement The Orange/Chatham County Utility Coordinating Committee will provide a forum for utilities, governmental agencies, and contractors within Orange and Chatham Counties to discuss situations which impact planning, engineering, construction and new technologies among the member organizations. This committee will promote underground damage prevention and the use of the North Carolina One-Call Center for notification of all excavation activity.

Orange County – 1,337 Tickets April 1 – April 30, ,212 - New Tickets 70 - Retransmits nd Notice 5 - Cancelled Tickets 1 - Design Survey Locate Request 1 – Report of Damage to UG Facility Out of 1,337 Tickets… 20 - Emergency Locate Request 51 - Short Notice Tickets 37 - Rush Tickets 1,229 - Normal Notices Chatham – 791 Tickets April 1 – April 30, New Tickets 19 - Retransmits nd Notice 7 - Cancelled Tickets 0 - Design Survey Locate Request 4 – Report of Damage to UG Facility Out of 791 Tickets… 10 - Emergency Locate Request 23 - Short Notice Tickets 10 - Rush Tickets Normal Notices

How we are doing in…2006 Locate Request 450,770 Total Tickets 3.7% increase over 2005 Transmissions 2,333,022 Transmissions 3.3% increase over 2005

A few items found on the website… NC State Statute Positive Response Remote Ticket Entry NCOCC Newsletter Web TMS (Ticket Management System) Promotional Items Video Library Visit and check out the New Look!!!

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July 11th… Piedmont Natural Gas in Hickory, NC September 12th… Asheville, NC Meeting venue will be announced November 14th…Bell South in Wilmington, NC 2006 NCUCC Meeting Schedule

Three digits for North Carolina February 9 th 2006, North Carolina adopted 811. The FCC ordered all communication companies have 811 put in place by May 2007.

Three digits for North Carolina IS A NATIONWIDE TRAVEL INFORMATION LINE PUT INTO PLACE FOR NCDOT CONSTRUCTION and ACCIDENT INFORMATION. THE NCDOT WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL USING THE SYSTEM TO NOT ONLY USE THE SYSTEM TO OBTAIN INFORMATION, BUT ALSO TO REPORT ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD ASSIST OTHER MOTORIST. THE SYSTEM IS A VOICE INTERACTIVE AND/OR TOUCH TONE ACTIVATED.

Wendy Fisher North Carolina North Carolina One-Call Center, INC. April 2006

Tired of being on the phone calling in locates…go Remote! The NCOCC offers a FREE Web based program called Remote Ticket Entry. The program allows the user to enter unlimited amounts of requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Thru the program, the user will have access to all tickets entered by his/her company and will have the capability to print a FREE copy of a ticket in the event verification is needed. The program is FREE, and the training is FREE! If you would like further details, please contact Stephanie SaintSing at A date and time convenient for you will be scheduled for training.

A New Damage Prevention tool in North Carolina…Positive Response November 2005, The Positive Response was introduced to excavators. The system allows the caller to check the status of their locate requests to see which utilities have responded and what the response is prior to the excavation. The excavator may call or visit website to check the response of the utility owner/operator. Calling the NCOCC to notify utilities is great and finding out which utilities have responded is even better! If you have any questions, please contact the NCOCC at and request to speak with Lesley Brady.

North Carolina One-Call Newsletter The July 2006 newsletter is almost complete!!! If you wish to receive a copy, please visit and a copy will be sent via . If you wish to advertise, please contact Marshall Dean at The North Carolina One-Call Center, Inc.

Looking to save your company $$$ Damages to underground utilities can be costly to all parties involved. If you are looking for a way to reduce damages and put $$ back into your companies pocket… schedule a FREE tailgate safety meeting! For further details, on a program tailored to fit your company’s needs, please contact the Marketing Team at the North Carolina One-Call Center at

NCOCC Board Meeting 2Qtr Board Meeting July 21 st, 2006 Jefferson Landing in West Jefferson, NC If any questions, please contact Christy Burgess at

April 2006, The Board of Directors voted the three non-voting positions become voting positions on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina One-Call Center. The North Carolina One-Call Center would like to welcome, the NCDOT, The Contractor and The Contract Locator as voting members on the Board of Directors. EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Get A Grip On Your Tickets WebTMS Searching for a way to manage your ticket load? July 1, 2006 The North Carolina One-Call Center will be unveiling a FREE web based application that requires no additional hardware or software to its members, introducing… Web TMS. Web TMS is a ticket management system which allows the member to better manage their ticket load 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Receiving tickets via , automatically assigning tickets to a specific locator within a specific place or county are just a few Web TMS perks. The member will not only experience better Time Management, but the Web TMS system automatically responds to the North Carolina’s Positive Response System. If you are interested in the Web TMS experience, please contact Database team member Lesley Brady at or

NCOC BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE MEMBERSHIP OF LICENSED CONTRACTORS/EXCAVATORS AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE NCOCC. THE COST OF AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER IS $ PER YEAR. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA’S STATEWIDE NOTIFICATION CENTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NCOCC AT (336) CALLING ALL CONTRACTORS!!!!

2006 Holiday Schedule Please plan your work!!! The dates listed below are NOT part of the 2 working day notice. The NCOCC will be available for ‘Emergency’ locate request only! Memorial Day…….. May 29 th Independence Day…. July 4 th Labor Day…………...September 4 th Veteran’s Day……….November 10th Thanksgiving ……….November 23rd & 24 th Christmas…………... December 25th & 26th

Wendy Fisher North Carolina One-Call Center, Inc