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Hardeman Fayette Utility District

15175 HWY 57 East, PO Box 7
Moscow, TN 38057
Phone: (901) 877-6236
Fax: (901) 877-6266

TN811 Dig Laws and Penalties

July 23, 2024 by hfud

Hardeman-Fayette Utility District

This is a warning, informing you of the TN811 dig law and penalties.

For more information call 901-877-6236

Tennessee State Law


In the state of Tennessee, State Law requires anyone about to engage in either digging, excavation, moving of earth, demolition or any type of activity that disturbs the earth and therefore possibly involving a danger to damaging underground utility lines, to notify Tennessee 811, of their intent to dig.

Tennessee 811 will then notify the member utilities of your proposed work. The utility company locator will then have 72 hours, excluding holidays and weekends, to locate those underground facilities.

In addition to calling Tennessee 811, you may also want to contact any non-member utilities that you know are in the area of your proposed work.
The locate ticket you receive is only valid for 15 calendar days from the start date indicated on the ticket, after which time, it expires. If you wish to continue working, you must call in at least 3 working days before the expiration date to renew your locate ticket, at which time you would be given a new ticket number.

The complete state law is shown in its entirety by going on tenn811 website. Do NOT use the above quick summary as the complete representation of the law.
Tennessee 811 would be happy to clarify any questions you might have regarding the law and outline helpful guidelines and procedures of excavation.


§ 65-31-112. Civil and criminal violations and penalties


(a) Any person who violates this chapter, or the rules promulgated under this chapter, shall be
subject to a civil penalty as follows:

(1) For a first violation, the violator shall complete a course of training concerning
compliance with this chapter as determined by the executive committee;

(2) For a second or subsequent violation, the violator shall complete a course of training concerning compliance with this chapter as determined by the executive committee or pay a civil penalty in an amount set by the executive committee, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per incident, or both;

(3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (e)(1) and (2), if any violation was the result of gross
negligence or willful or wanton misconduct as determined by the executive committee, the
executive committee shall require the violator to complete a course of training concerning
compliance with this chapter as determined by the executive committee and pay a civil penalty in
an amount set by the executive committee, not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per
incident;


Distrito de Servicios Públicos de Hardeman-Fayette

Esta es una advertencia, que le informa de la ley de excavación TN811 y las sanciones.

Para obtener más información, llame al 901-877-6236

Ley del Estado de Tennessee


En el estado de Tennessee, la ley estatal requiere que cualquier persona que vaya a participar en la excavación, excavación, movimiento de tierra, demolición o cualquier tipo de actividad que perturbe la tierra y, por lo tanto, posiblemente implique un peligro para dañar las líneas subterráneas de servicios públicos, notifique a Tennessee 811 de su intención de excavar.

Tennessee 811 notificará a los miembros de las empresas de servicios públicos sobre su trabajo propuesto. El localizador de la compañía de servicios públicos tendrá entonces 72 horas, excluyendo los días festivos y los fines de semana, para localizar esas instalaciones subterráneas.
Además de llamar al 811 de Tennessee, es posible que también desee comunicarse con cualquier empresa de servicios públicos que no sea miembro y que sepa que se encuentra en el área de su trabajo propuesto.

El ticket de localización que recibes solo es válido durante 15 días naturales a partir de la fecha de inicio indicada en el ticket, transcurrido el cual caduca. Si desea continuar trabajando, debe llamar al menos 3 días hábiles antes de la fecha de vencimiento para renovar su boleto de localización, momento en el que se le dará un nuevo número de boleto.

La ley estatal completa se muestra en su totalidad en el sitio web tenn811. NO utilice el resumen rápido anterior como la representación completa de la ley.

Tennessee 811 estará encantado de aclarar cualquier pregunta que pueda tener con respecto a la ley y esbozar pautas y procedimientos útiles de excavación.


§ 65-31-112. Infracciones y sanciones civiles y penales


(a) Cualquier persona que viole este capítulo, o las reglas promulgadas bajo este capítulo, será
sujeto a una sanción civil de la siguiente manera:

(1) Para una primera infracción, el infractor deberá completar un curso de capacitación sobre
cumplimiento de este capítulo según lo determine el Comité Ejecutivo;

(2) En caso de una segunda o subsiguiente infracción, el infractor deberá completar un curso de formación
cumplimiento de este capítulo, según lo determine el Comité Ejecutivo, o pagar una
multa por un monto fijado por el Comité Ejecutivo, que no exceda de diez mil dólares
($10,000) por incidente, o ambos;

(3) No obstante lo dispuesto en los incisos (e)(1) y (2), si alguna violación fue el resultado de una
negligencia o mala conducta deliberada o injustificada según lo determine el Comité Ejecutivo, el
Comité Ejecutivo exigirá al infractor que complete un curso de capacitación sobre
cumplimiento de este capítulo según lo determine el Comité Ejecutivo y pagar una multa civil en
una cantidad fijada por el Comité Ejecutivo, que no exceda de quince mil dólares ($15,000) por
incidente;

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IMPORTANT INFO: Hardeman-Fayette Utility District only accepts online payments made here on our website through our authorized payment processor.

April 24, 2019 by Jeff Fowler

Hardeman-Fayette Utility District has not authorized DOXO or any other entity to collect online payments through any other 3rd-party website.

ATTENTION: 3rd party payments made through DOXO.com does NOT go directly to Hardeman-Fayette Utility District. Please make sure that you are paying your gas utility bill online from https://www.hfutilitydistrict.com to ensure that your bill gets paid correctly, securely and in a timely manner.

When paying a bill online, please use https://hfutilitydistrict.com/pay-bill/. The use of a non-affiliated company acting as if they are associated with Hardeman-Fayette Utility District on such as DOXO.com could result in a disconnection. Paying your bill with a 3rd party service such as DOXO is not going to get your account status instantly updated for our records.

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What is Natural Gas?

March 27, 2017 by Jeff Fowler

Natural gas (methane, CH4) comes from the decomposed remains of ancient plants and animals. The erosion process carried these biological remains down rivers and streams onto shorelines, where they were deposited along with mud and silt. Intense heat and pressure transformed these fossils into hydrocarbons- chemical compounds of hydrogen and carbon atoms. Depending on the arrangement of the atoms, what were once sea plants and animals are now natural gas or crude oil deposits contained in the earth’s crust.

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Current News

March 27, 2017 by Jeff Fowler

Hardeman-Fayette Utility District looks forward to continuing to bring safe, reliable natural gas into your homes and businesses. We also hope you join us in supporting natural gas as a premier energy source for our country. As the cleanest burning fossil fuel, natural gas can help us achieve energy security and build a more competitive economy.

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of natural gas and how your public natural gas system works, please contact us at (901)877-6236

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