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Only After Calling 811 is Digging Safely Shovel Ready
By Paul Netter, Energized by Edison Writer
Published April 9, 2021
April is National Safe Digging Month and SCE joins utilities in reminding customers to call 811 before digging anything to avoid underground utility mishaps.
Caption1: Homeowners should never begin any digging project without calling 811 and having utility lines marked. (courtesy)
If it’s true that the only time you start at the top is when you’re digging a hole, it’s even truer that the only way to start digging any hole safely is by calling 811 first.
That goes for planting a tree or shrub, building a patio, deck or fence and even installing a mailbox all among the top home-digging projects.
You never know what s hiding under your lawn. There are likely natural gas or power lines, internet or cable lines, water and sewer lines. Plus, there could be any number of abandoned lines, depending on your property. Hitting some of them could result in costly damages. Hitting others could be deadly.
April is National Safe Digging Month, an awareness campaign coordinated by Common Ground Alliance. CGA is an industry consortium that promotes safe digging to the public and to companies that are in the business of digging.
In Montana, springtime marks the unofficial start of digging season, as home improvement projects kick into high gear. Many of us are planning things like a new fence, landscaping projects, a new deck, gardening or maybe even a pool. Before you stick that shovel in the ground - even just to plant a tree or bush - call 811.
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What You Should Know Before Digging on Your Property
The springtime projects are starting, and if you’re planning any type of excavation or digging projects, we have some important information from NYSEG and RG&E.
We have been couped up and socially distanced for over a year, so it’s a no brainer that we are in need of some outdoor activity, and for many of us that involves projects around our homes and businesses.
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According to a news release from New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) homeowners and contractors should have underground utilities marked before starting any digging or excavation projects.