Wisconsin: 3 working days before you dig.
Diggers Hotline · Wis. Stat. §182.0175
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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 working days
Not less than three working days before non-emergency excavation. The statute sets no maximum.
Tolerance zone
18" each side
18 inches between the marks and your equipment for UNEXPOSED transmission facilities — except what it takes to break the surface layer of pavement at the start.
You must break ground within
10 calendar days from the start date you put on the ticket
Worth knowing in Wisconsin
Re-notify if the marks are destroyed or covered, if you have not started within 10 days of the scheduled date, or if the job stops for more than 10 days. The 30-day maximum some summaries quote is centre policy, not statute, so it is not shown here.
Common questions about digging in Wisconsin
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Wisconsin?
- 3 working days before you break ground, through Diggers Hotline. Not less than three working days before non-emergency excavation. The statute sets no maximum.
- What is the tolerance zone in Wisconsin?
- 18" each side. 18 inches between the marks and your equipment for UNEXPOSED transmission facilities — except what it takes to break the surface layer of pavement at the start.
- How soon do you have to start work after calling 811 in Wisconsin?
- 10 calendar days from the start date you put on the ticket.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off Wis. Stat. §182.0175, 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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