Carson City, Nev. – The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) pipeline safety division reports it has investigated several incidents this past year involving contractors who caused damage to natural… Continue reading PUCN pipeline safety division urges caution when driving stakes into the ground
Author: Nevada Regional Common Ground Alliance
Future Infrastructure Services wins the NRCGA top excavator award!
The NRCGA’s top excavator award, the Silver Shovel, was presented to Future Infrastructure Services at the NRCGA’s Annual Excavator Appreciation Dinner on Nov. 7 at the Eastside Cannery Hotel &… Continue reading Future Infrastructure Services wins the NRCGA top excavator award!
Thousands attend NRCGA’s 811 Day event at Cowabunga Bay!
On August 11, 2019, the NRCGA, in partnership with Cowabunga Bay waterpark in Las Vegas, hosted an 811 Day community event packed with 2,903 guests. Twenty-seven percent of those guests… Continue reading Thousands attend NRCGA’s 811 Day event at Cowabunga Bay!
Kevin Nutt Wins NRCGA 3RD Annual Utility Locate Rodeo!
Kevin Nutt, a locator with Western States Contracting, is Nevada’s top utility locator after winning the NRCGA’s 3rd Annual Utility Locate Rodeo on Saturday, April 27. Kevin competed for the… Continue reading Kevin Nutt Wins NRCGA 3RD Annual Utility Locate Rodeo!
Tab Contractors Wins 2018 Southern Nevada Silver Shovel Award!
The NRCGA held its annual Southern Nevada excavator appreciation dinner Nov. 8 at the Eastside Cannery Hotel and Casino and honored two local excavating contractors for taking the extra step… Continue reading Tab Contractors Wins 2018 Southern Nevada Silver Shovel Award!
NRCGA Participates in Record Setting 811 Day – Las Vegas’ Largest First Pitch
The Las Vegas 51s, in a partnership with local utility and excavating companies, and the NRCGA, commemorated 811 Day (Aug. 11) with “Las Vegas’ Largest First Pitch.” As a reminder… Continue reading NRCGA Participates in Record Setting 811 Day – Las Vegas’ Largest First Pitch
Darrell Herbert wins 2nd Annual NRCGA Utility Locate Rodeo!
On Saturday, April 28, Darrell Herbert, a utility line locator with ELM Utility Services, won the title of Locator of the Year at the 2nd Annual NRCGA Utility Locate Rodeo,… Continue reading Darrell Herbert wins 2nd Annual NRCGA Utility Locate Rodeo!
National Safe Digging Month
APRIL IS NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH Survey reveals nearly 40 percent of homeowners who plan to dig this year will put themselves and others at risk by not calling 811… Continue reading National Safe Digging Month
2017 NRCGA Year in Review
MEMBERSHIP: Thirty-eight organizations joined the NRCGA in 2017, including 29 stakeholder members and 7 associate members. 1ST ANNUAL NRCGA UTILITY LOCATE RODEO HELD AT UNLV: The NRCGA conducted its first… Continue reading 2017 NRCGA Year in Review
NRCGA Provides $1000 to CCSD for 811 Art Contest
On Dec. 8, NRCGA members Bob Ward and Dennis Bott presented Martin Luther King Elementary School with a $1000 check for winning a national art contest illustrating the importance of… Continue reading NRCGA Provides $1000 to CCSD for 811 Art Contest