Sunshine 811 today announced results from a recent national survey revealing that nearly six-in-ten U.S. homeowners (58%) reported experiencing a utility service interruption during the last 12 months.
Read MoreBuried facility damage data is essential in determining how we as an industry can continue improving our processes. Your data, due Thursday, March 31, drives conversations and identifies opportunities for targeted education.
Read MoreEffective February 1, 2022, members and their locators will declare extraordinary circumstances using a web form, email or phone.
Read MoreThis round of updates is being made to keep the underlying system up to date with the latest version of the Exactix Application.
These updates should not impact on how you interact with the system.
Read MoreAs Floridians prepare for weekend barbeques and Independence Day celebrations, we keep our eyes to the south and the first hurricane of the season, Hurricane Elsa.
Read MoreMarch 31 is the deadline for all Sunshine 811 members to get their damage data entered into the Florida Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT).
Read MoreThe revised law, which establishes new noncriminal violations, enhanced penalties, more enforcement entities, and incident reporting requirements, goes into effect July 1, 2020.
Read MoreThe 2020 Florida Legislature passed HB 1095 to amend the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act, Chapter 556, Florida Statutes.
Read MoreWhen Sunshine 811 is in the path of a hurricane, it may not be open for members and excavators in other parts of the state. To be best prepared, please use these practices in this news post as a guideline.
Read MoreEveryone in Florida has been touched in some way by COVID-19 (Coronavirus). And if you’re in the excavation, utility or locating industry, you too are being impacted by this pandemic.
Read MoreOn January 10, 2020, callers wanting to request locate tickets were met with busy signals. Our Technical Operations Department worked 30 hours straight to rebuild the servers and by 8:30 a.m. January 10, the call center was taking calls again.
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