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A free 811 ticket is the first thing you should do before you dig, and it is not the last. In both Texas and New Mexico the law that makes one-call work also draws a line around what it covers — and on most job sites that line sits at the meter.
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The paint and flags on a job site are a standardized language. Eight colors, each with a defined meaning, plus a set of conventions for what the marks are actually telling you about position, depth and age.
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Most of what slows a locate down is decided before anyone arrives. Five minutes of preparation on your end usually buys back an hour on site, and it materially changes how much of the site we can actually cover.