Tag: Electronic Positive Response
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Positive Response: Know Before You Dig and Choose the Right Response
Electronic positive response is an important part of the damage prevention process, helping excavators understand the status of underground facilities before work begins and giving facility operators a consistent way to communicate their response to a locate request. Effective August 1, 2026, all facility operators are required to provide an electronic positive response on each…
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Mandatory Electronic Positive Response Starts August 1, 2026, in Minnesota
This is an important update from Gopher State One Call (GSOC). The state of Minnesota recently made two changes to MN State Statute 216D. Starting August 1, 2026, electronic positive response will be mandatory in Minnesota. Effective August 1, 2026, all facility operators will be required to provide an electronic positive response on each excavation notice through the notification center prior…