One of the most common and dangerous mistakes made by excavators is when they identify their excavation location as within a village or city, when actually they are digging in the township.  This situation sometimes occurs because the mailing address includes the name of the nearest village or city.  It is the excavators responsibility to determine the exact location of the excavation site (city, village, or unincorporated township) using appropriate mapping sources prior to submitting the locate request to JULIE.

When an address is not posted or when excavation is taking place on property without a building, it is important to make the site identifiable for the locators by posting the lot number.