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news release
• APRIL 27, 2023
Griffin: ‘[E]xcavators are required to call the One Call Center, commonly known as 811, before they excavate’
LITTLE ROCK – After filing a lawsuit today against Ground Zero Construction Inc. – an excavation company based in Northwest Arkansas – and its owner, Rod Garman, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement:
“Ground Zero Construction Inc. has repeatedly damaged natural gas lines because it refuses to comply with the Arkansas Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act, which requires excavators to call the One Call Center, commonly known as 811, before they excavate. The law also prohibits using mechanized equipment without express approval near underground facilities and is intended to limit damage to natural gas lines and other underground facilities and protect the public from harm.
“By refusing to comply with 811 requirements before excavating, Ground Zero has repeatedly put the public at danger. Its failure to abide by the law is an unconscionable business practice pursuant to the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. All businesses should dig safely by complying with the Arkansas Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act and calling 811.”
To read the complaint against Ground Zero Construction Inc., go to arkansasag.gov website.
from the Attorney General’s Website
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIFFIN FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GROUND ZERO CONSTRUCTION INC. FOR FAILING TO ABIDE BY 811 UNDERGROUND FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS
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