April
is National Safe Digging Month, a time when many homeowners, residents and
contractors dig, excavate, build, landscape and garden. If there are plans to
dig on your property at any time, whether it’s for fence posts, trees,
gardening, home addition or whatever, always call to get your utility lines
located and marked first. Call 811 Before You Dig! Better safe than sorry…
Plan
ahead. Call 811, the national safe digging hotline, before you dig. MLGW, cable
and phone companies will come out and mark your utility and gas lines for free.
Always allow 72 hours (three business days) for your lines to be marked before any
digging. Take a photo of the markings, but call again for future digs.
Always check
to make sure your contractor has had your lines located and marked before you
allow them to begin a job that involves digging. Striking an unmarked
underground gas line or electrical line can be deadly, and your utility lines
could be at any depth. Call 811 Before You Dig. It’s the law! And it’s smart… For
more details, visit www.mlgw.com/811.
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