Proposed Updates to Tennessee’s Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act
Tennessee’s Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (UUDPA) is being reviewed for targeted...
New Year, Same Ole Damage Prevention
For the last several years, we at Tennessee 811 have handled over 1 million locate requests, with...
from the Desk of Bill Turner
Welcome to 2026. We just completed another record volume year at Tennessee 811. I want to thank the...
Meet Jay Richardson: 30 Days
These first thirty days have gone by like a rocket ship, just like the rest of my life. It seems...
Lines in the Ground, Lessons in Time
Tennessee Williams once wrote, “Time is the longest distance between two places.” It’s an idea both...
Damage Prevention Starts in Your Own Neighborhood
It was a warm mid-September morning, and I was getting ready to leave my house and head to...
from the Desk of Bill Turner
We are coming to the end of another successful year of damage prevention. I can’t help but think...
The Locator's Toolbox
My articles this year have explored the “Simple Recipe for Utility Locating”, with emphasis on...
from the Desk of Bill Turner
Time flies when you’re having fun – 2025 is halfway complete, and it seems like we just began.