April 2010 Vol. 65 No. 4

Features

Know What’s Below – Call Before You Dig

Traci Read, Senior Editor

Don’t gamble with your safety — if you’re a professional excavator or a homeowner, smart digging always requires a call to 811. Knowing where underground utility lines are buried before you dig will help protect you from injury and prevent damages to utilities, service disruptions and potential fines and repair costs.

The depth of utility lines varies, and there may be multiple utility lines in one common area. Marked lines show you the approximate location of underground lines and help prevent undesired consequences such as injury, service disruptions to an entire neighborhood, or costly fines and repair costs.

The national 811 number will not replace your local one call number. The One Call process will remain the same and continue to notify your local affected utility companies, who will continue to mark your underground lines for free. With more than 62 local one call numbers across the country, 811 eliminates the confusion of multiple “Call Before You Dig” numbers by providing one national number you can call to get your lines marked. A complete list of local service numbers are provided here for fast, easy reference.

ALABAMA
Alabama One Call
800-292 8525
205-252-4444
al1call.com

ALASKA
Alaska Digline
800-478 3121
907-278-3121
akonecall.com

ARIZONA
Arizona Blue Stake
800-782 5348
602-263-1100
azbluestake.com

ARKANSAS
Arkansas One Call
800-482 8998
501-328-2545
arkonecall.com

CALIFORNIA
Underground Service Alert North
800-227 2600
usanorth.org

Underground Service Alert South
800-227 2600
digalert.org

COLORADO
Utility Notification Center of Colorado
800-922 1987
303-232-1991
uncc2.org

CONNECTICUT
Call Before You Dig
800-922 4455
cbyd.com

DELAWARE
Miss Utility
800-257-7777
missutility.net

FLORIDA
Sunshine State One Call of Florida
800-432 4770
386-576-2025
callsunshine.com

GEORGIA
Utilities Protection Center
800-282 7411
770-623-4344
gaupc.com

HAWAII
Utility Notification Center
866-423-7287
digsafelyhawaii.com

IDAHO
Dig Line
800-342-1585

208-342-1585
digline.com

ILLINOIS
JULIE
800-892 0123
illinois1call.com

DIGGER (Chicago Utility Alert Network)
312-744 7000
cityofchicago.org/transportation

INDIANA
Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service
800-382 5544
iupps.org

IOWA
Iowa One Call
800-292-8989
iowaonecall.com

KANSAS
Kansas One Call
800-DIG SAFE (344-7233)
316-687-2102
kansasonecall.com

KENTUCKY
Kentucky 811
800-752-6007
502-266-5677
kentucky811.org

LOUISIANA
LA One Call
800-584-4274
225-275-3700
laonecall.com

MAINE
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
digsafe.com

MARYLAND

Miss Utility
800-257 7777
missutility.net

MASSACHUSETTS
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
digsafe.com

MICHIGAN
Miss Dig System
800-482 7171
missdig.net

MINNESOTA
Gopher State One Call
800-252 1166
651-454-0002
gopherstateonecall.org

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi One-Call System
811
601-362-4374
ms1call.org

MISSOURI
Missouri One Call System
800-344 7483
mo1call.org

MONTANA
Utilities Underground Location Center
800-424 5555
callbeforeyoudig.com

Flathead/Lincoln Counties
Montana One Call
800-551-8344
udig.org

NEBRASKA
Diggers Hotline of Nebraska
800-331 5666
402-344-3565 (Omaha)

ne-diggers.com

NEVADA
Underground Service Alert North
800-227 2600
usanorth.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
digsafe.com

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey One Call
800-272 1000
732-394-3000
nj1-call.org

NEW MEXICO
New Mexico One Call
800-321-2537
866-344-6662
nmonecall.org

NEW YORK
DigNet New York City & Long Island
800-272 4480
dignetnycli.com

Dig Safely New York
800-962-7962
315-437-7394
digsafelynewyork.com

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina One Call Center
800-632 4949
ncocc.org

NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota One Call
800-795-0555
ndonecall.com

OHIO

Ohio Utilities Protection Service
800-362 2764
oups.org

Oil & Gas Producers Underground Protection Service
800-925-0988
740-587-0446
ogpups.com

OKLAHOMA
Call-Okie
800-522 6543
callokie.com

OREGON
Utility Notification Center
800-332-2344
digsafelyoregon.com

PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania One Call System
800-242-1776
pa1call.org

PUERTO RICO
Public Service Commission
811
787-756-1919
csp.gobierno.pr

RHODE ISLAND
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
digsafe.com

SOUTH CAROLINA
Palmetto Utility Protection Service
888-721-7877
sc1pups.org

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota One Call
811
onecall.sd.gov

TENNESSEE
Tennessee One Call System
800-351 1111
615-367-1110
tnonecall.com

TEXAS
One Call Board of Texas
Houston
800-545-6005
512-467-2850
onecalltexas.com

Texas Excavation Safety System (TESS)
Dallas
800-344 8377
972-231-5497
digtess.org

Texas One Call System
Austin
800-245 4545
texasonecall.com

UTAH
Blue Stakes of Utah Utility Notification Center
800-662 4111
801-208-2100 (Salt Lake)
bluestakes.org

VERMONT
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
digsafe.com

VIRGINIA
Miss Utility of Virginia
800-552 7001
missutilityofvirginia.com

WASHINGTON
Call Before You Dig
800-424 5555
callbeforeyoudig.org

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Miss Utility
800-257-7777
missutility.net

WEST VIRGINIA
Miss Utility of West Virginia
800-245 4848
muwv.org

WISCONSIN
Diggers Hotline
800-242 8511
877-500-9592 (emergency)
diggershotline.com

WYOMING
One Call of Wyoming
800-849-2476
onecallofwyoming.com

CANADA (subhead)
Alberta: Alberta One Call
800-242 3447
403-531-3700
alberta1call.com

British Columbia: BC One Call
800-474-6886
bconecall.bc.ca

Ontario: Ontario One Call
800-400-2255
on1call.com

Quebec: Info-Excavation
800-663-9228
info-ex.com

Saskatchewan: Sask 1st Call
866-828-4888
sask1stcall.com

For more information about 811, visit www.call811.com or www.commongroundalliance.com.

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