Page 7 - West Virgina 811 Magazine 2020 Issue 2

Reportin Complaints to the
Damagg Prevention Board
y now, ,,,my opym, hm hgard This aniele will int.-odttee you to the tot-tn and serve as a giiide on how to properly
that there is enforcement 511 it Out»
was-‘ding West Viv-'zlnia's dig » Please note onlv one violation per itittn
law. For example, it sontt-one -

is digging without a one call ticket. ' You will nntice a red asterisk beside same ol Ihe «quested inlormation. This
that is a violation of current law and means that the Field is a required Field. While the other information is not required to
the violator can be held accountable fill out the [Bruit it will assist in investigating or locating the alleged violation.

for the violation. Some have asked the

question, "How do i report soineone

who is violating oiir dig law?‘ steps to suoeesstnlly stilttnit an AVR:

That's a (air question. in the rtiiles

and Procedures ado ted in the West - - -

Virginia Damage otfinniin Board 5*"'°'“ Alleged Violation Report Form

(WVDPB) Section 4"'4 states that Vluusu one Dnly nllc vtniotoit |>I.‘l lmm

wvdii will provide a space on its

website for individuals and facility

owners to call and provide intoi-nation .,W, ,,,,m,

regarding a violation. Additionally.

Section ./,—t—5 states that the hoard shall

also receive eornplaints via US lnallv

telephone and entail. ‘Yoov <:otvIFKInV

An Alleged violation lieport (Avli) tot-tn

was created tor the welt as stipttlated

in the Rules and Procedures to allow < Yauv Slranl tddiots

anyone to siihrnit a complaint against

a eornpanviperson who may in he

violation oi the states dig law.

This form can he tonnd on the Darnage

Prevznlion Board‘: website at www.

wvdpheorn.

sonie have asked "\iVhen shoiild i “"’ ““'°

suhrriit an AVR or when should I report 5°l“‘l

soineone who is violating the dig law?‘

To this question there is no right or e Dcslnl [lip Cndn

wrong answer. From the earliest days

of working to ineliide znforcetnenl

(editeation andior civil penalties) the

idea of enforcement was pi-ornoted weoovt oont

as a last resort. The hope was that

stalreholders woitld eontintie to try

to i-esolte issiies in the iield as they

had done in the past and it resolution ‘ '°‘" "“‘"“ "“'""“'

was not possihle, entoreentent was an

additional step to he iised to eneoiirage V

hehavioi-al ehange. Smmn I

‘pm you can sugmi, B Complain, by This seetionoi the torn is your information: it i-eqtiii-es you to enter yoiir name
Phone‘ man D, man’ ,1“ advamagg and eontaet inionnation inelnding yoiir einail address and phone niirnhei. There
D; s,,i,,,,m,,,g an AV“ is 3‘ gm you a eoiild liltely he onestionsregardiitg the eornplaint and tvithoiit the proper eontatt
gum H, Pm“, inpD,,nam,n nmmw into.-ntationit Wollldvhe iinpossilile to eontintie the investigation. Be siire to list your
to investigate the complaint. it also ‘Wit ttmta" t"‘°I‘tttatt°n» ,mN,,M,ED UN PAGE 6
he-comes available to the board or its

represutllztivu as ottieltlv as you hit the

suhmit hutton.