April 2017 Vol. 72 No. 4
Features
Digging Safely Starts With A Call To 811
Whether you are a professional excavator, contractor, engineer or utility owner, you play an important role in keeping people safe with every dig. Laws governing excavation vary by state, and they can be confusing. Answering the question, “Do I have to call 811?” can be difficult if you don’t understand your local laws and the services provided by your One Call Center.
One Call Centers are intended to be the communication link between the excavator or planner and the underground facility operators. It is the responsibility of the utility owners to locate and mark underground facilities. Operators may use their own employees to perform locates, or they may hire a private company to perform the locate marks.
Prior to digging, call 811 or use the state-specific information provided here to be routed to your local One Call Center. Give the center as much accurate detail as possible, and white line the area where you will be working. In a few days, the utility will send a locator to mark the approximate location of underground lines, pipes and cables, so you’ll know what’s below – and be able to dig safely. This is a free service provided by your utilities.
This directory is presented for informational purposes only. One Call Center information and laws are subject to change. Consult your state’s website for additional information regarding online locate requests. Note that notification times typically exclude weekends and holidays.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
call811.com, commongroundalliance.com
ALABAMA
Alabama 811
800-2928525
205-252-4444
www.al1call.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 calendar days
ALASKA
Alaska Digline
800-4783121
907-278-3121
www.akonecall.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: 14 business days
ARIZONA
Arizona Blue Stake
800-7825348
602-263-1100
www.arizona811.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 15 business days
ARKANSAS
Arkansas One Call
800-4828998
www.arkonecall.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
CALIFORNIA
(North & Central)
USA North 811
800-2272600
www.usanorth811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days-14 calendar days
Marks Valid: 28 calendar days
(South)
DigAlert
800-2272600
www.digalert.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 days
COLORADO
Colorado 811
800-9221987
www.colorado811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
CONNECTICUT
Call Before You Dig
800-9224455
www.cbyd.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
DELAWARE
Miss Utility of Delmarva
800-282-8555
www.missutilitydelmarva.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
DISTRICT OF COLUMBRIA
Miss Utility
800-257-7777
www.missutility.net
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 15 business days
FLORIDA
Sunshine 811
800-432-4770
www.sunshine811.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days (10 days if digging under water)
Marks Valid: 30 days
GEORGIA
Georgia 811, Utilities Protection Center
800-2827411
www.georgia811.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 21 calendar days
HAWAII
Hawaii Utility Location Center
866-423-7287
www.callbeforeyoudig.org
Advance Notice: 5 business days, not to exceed 28 calendar days
Marks Valid: 28 calendar days
IDAHO
Dig Line
800-342-1585
www.digline.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 3 weeks
(Bonner & Boundary Counties)
Pass Word
800-626-4950
www.passwordinc.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 3 weeks
(Kootenai County)
Pass Word
800-428-4950
www.passwordinc.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 3 weeks
(Shoeshone & Benewah Counties)
Pass Word
800-398-3285
www.passwordinc.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 3 weeks
ILLINOIS
(Chicago Utility Alert Network)
DIGGER
312-7447000
www.cityofchicago.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 calendar days
(outside of Chicago)
JULIE
800-8920123
www.illinois1call.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 calendar days
INDIANA
Indiana 811
800-3825544
www.indiana811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days-20 calendar days
Marks Valid: 20 calendar days
IOWA
Iowa One Call
800-292-8989
www.iowaonecall.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 5 business days (non-permanent surface), 10 business days (permanent surface)
KANSAS
Kansas One Call
800-344-7233
www.kansasonecall.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 15 calendar days
KENTUCKY
Kentucky 811
800-752-6007
www.kentucky811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 21 days
LOUISIANA
LA One Call
800-272-3020
www.laonecall.com
Advance Notice: 48-120 hours
Marks Valid: 20 days
MAINE
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
www.digsafe.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 60 days
MARYLAND
(West of Chesapeake Bay)
Miss Utility
800-2577777
www.missutility.net
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 12 business days
(East of Chesapeake Bay)
Miss Utility of Delmarva
800-441-8355
www.missutilitydelmarva.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 12 business days
MASSACHUSETTS
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
www.digsafe.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
MICHIGAN
Miss Dig System
800-4827171
www.missdig.net
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 21 calendar days
MINNESOTA
Gopher State One Call
800-2521166
651-454-0002
www.gopherstateonecall.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 calendar days
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi 811
800-227-6477
www.ms811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
MISSOURI
Missouri One Call System
800-3447483
www.mo1call.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: 10 days
MONTANA
Montana 811
800-4245555
www.montana811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
(Flathead/Lincoln Counties)
Montana One Call-UDIG
800-551-8344
406-755-8344
www.udig.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
NEBRASKA
Nebraska 811
800-3315666
www.ne1call.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: 5 business days (non-permanent surface), 10 business days (permanent surface)
NEVADA
USA North 811
800-2272600
www.usanorth811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days-14 calendar days
Marks Valid: 28 calendar days
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dig Safe
888-344-7233
www.digsafe.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey One Call
800-2721000
www.nj1-call.org
Advance Notice: 3 business days (begin digging within 10 days)
Marks Valid: 45 business days
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico 811
800-321-2537
505-260-1248 (Albuquerque)
www.nm811.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
NEW YORK
(North of 5 Boroughs)
Dig Safely New York
800-962-7962
www.digsafelynewyork.com
Advance Notice: 2
Marks Valid: 10 business days
(5 Boroughs and Long Island)
New York 811
800-2724480
www.newyork-811.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina 811
800-6324949
www.nc811.org
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 15 business days
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota One Call
800-795-0555
www.ndonecall.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 21 calendar days
OHIO
Ohio Utilities Protection Service
800-362-2764
www.oups.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
Oil & Gas Producers Underground Protection Service
614-715-2984
www.ogpups.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
OKLAHOMA
Call Okie-Oklahoma One Call System
800-5226543
www.callokie.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
OREGON
Utility Notification Center
800-332-2344
www.digsafelyoregon.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: Excavator must maintain for life of project
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania One Call System
800-242-1776
www.pa1call.org
Advance Notice: 3-10 business days
Marks Valid: As long as equipment is on site
RHODE ISLAND
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
www.digsafe.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 60 days
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina 811
888-721-7877
www.sc811.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days (10-20 days if digging under water)
Marks Valid: 15 business days
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota 811
800-781-7474
www.onecall.sd.gov
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 21 calendar days
TENNESSEE
Tennessee 811
800-3511111
www.tenn811.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 15 business days
TEXAS
Texas 811
800-344-8377
972-231-5497
www.texas811.org
Advance Notice: 2-14 business days
Marks Valid: 14 business days
Lone Star 811
800-669-8344
713-432-0365
www.lonestar811.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 business days
UTAH
Blue Stakes of Utah
Utility Notification Center
800-6624111
801-208-2100
www.bluestakes.org
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 calendar days
VERMONT
Dig Safe System
888-344-7233
www.digsafe.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 30 days
VIRGINIA
Miss Utility of Virginia
800-5527001
www.va811.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 15 business days
WASHINGTON
Washington 811
800-424-5555
www.washington811.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: 45 days
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia 811
800-2454848
www.wv811.com
Advance Notice: 2-10 business days
Marks Valid: 10 days
WISCONSIN
Diggers Hotline
800-2428511
www.diggershotline.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 10 calendar days
WYOMING
One Call of Wyoming
800-849-2476
www.onecallofwyoming.com
Advance Notice: 2-14 business days
Marks Valid: 14 business days
CANADA
ALBERTA
Alberta One Call
800-2423447
www.albertaonecall.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 14 days
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BC One Call
800-474-6886
www.bconecall.bc.ca
Advance Notice: 3 business days (begin digging within 14 calendar days)
Marks Valid: 30 calendar days
MANITOBA
Manitoba One Call Locate Service
204-777-6590
www.mb1call.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days-3 weeks (peak)
Marks Valid: 10 days
ONTARIO
Ontario One Call
800-400-2255
www.on1call.com
Advance Notice: 5 business days
Marks Valid: 30 calendar days
QUEBEC
Info-Excavation
800-663-9228
www.info-ex.com
Advance Notice: 3 business days
Marks Valid: 30 calendar days
SASKATCHEWAN
Sask 1st Call
866-828-4888
www.sask1stcall.com
Advance Notice: 2 business days
Marks Valid: 10 business days
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