Many firms across the state engaged in design work will be quick to tell you the one call process isn’t working for them. Dennis Carrigan, a Principal with G. E. Walker and Associates in Waco felt so strongly about the issue that he wrote a letter to Lee Marrs, President of Texas 811. His letter stated, “Recently, it has become our experience that utility locating companies are not willing to locate important utilities during the surveying phase. Instead, the companies prefer to wait until the construction staking phase of the project to locate the underground utilities. If a narrow interpretation of the legislation that created ‘one call’ is ‘only for imminent construction,’ then it would be difficult for me to believe that was the intent. The result of this interpretation is the creation of another ‘layer’ of locators to serve the design and surveying industry. Locating utilities during the surveying phase of a design project is of utmost importance when deciding where to place infrastructure, building, etc. Please contact me at your convenience to discuss these concerns. We look forward to speaking with you.”