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- Damage PreventionJun 17, 2026
Colorado cut underground damages 36% in one year. What changed?
2,198 damages on 1.2 million locate requests — the lowest damage rate Colorado has recorded. The improvement wasn't luck, and it wasn't evenly distributed.
Read more → - Damage PreventionMay 6, 2026
The number one cause of damage in Colorado is still not calling 811
451 damages in 2024 happened on jobs where nobody ever opened a ticket. It has been the leading cause every year since 2018.
Read more → - Damage PreventionFeb 19, 2026
Denver metro by the numbers: 632,000 tickets, 857 damages
Our seven counties handle more than half of Colorado's excavation volume at a damage rate better than the state average. Here is the county-by-county detail.
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