Delaware: 3 business days before you dig.
Miss Utility of Delmarva · 26 Del. C. ch. 8 subch. I, §§802, 806
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A waiting period is not always permission. Some states also require that every operator has answered before you break ground, and some require you to mark your own dig path first. Where we have read that requirement, it is in the notes on this page. Where this page is silent, we have not checked it yet — silence here is not the same as absence. We are working through the rest and dating each one as it lands.
Notice before you break ground
3 business days
Three to twelve business days ahead.
Tolerance zone
24" each side
24 inches from the outer extremities of the line.
Ticket good for
12 business days from when the ticket goes out to the utilities
Worth knowing in Delaware
The ticket dies on the thirteenth business day after it went out to the member utilities — not after your start date.
Common questions about digging in Delaware
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Delaware?
- 3 business days before you break ground, through Miss Utility of Delmarva. Three to twelve business days ahead.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Delaware?
- 12 business days from when the ticket goes out to the utilities.
- What is the tolerance zone in Delaware?
- 24" each side. 24 inches from the outer extremities of the line.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off 26 Del. C. ch. 8 subch. I, §§802, 806, not off a summary — summaries of these get the unit wrong, and the unit is usually a weekend. Read the source.
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