Yes, Make That Call Before You Dig

Are you planning a facility expansion or landscaping project that involves digging? Your location may contain underground utility lines. Call 811 before you dig. Knowing where utility lines are buried can help you avoid injury, service outages and costly repairs.

Call 811 from anywhere in the country a few days prior to digging, and you will be routed to your local call center. Tell the operator where you will be digging, what type of work you will be doing and when. Within just a few days, your local utility companies will visit your site and mark the location of any underground lines, free of charge. In Southern California you can also use DigAlert® online at https://www.digalert.org/ to look up contacts for a dig site, input a new ticket, manage your active and expired tickets. DigAlert® is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation funded completely by the utility members. There are a number of SMS service related DigAlert® Notification options available by text with no hold times or no guess-work. Just text "HELP" to DIGALT (344 - 258) to get started.

Each utility type is marked with a specific color:

Unearthing the 811 campaign

Who's behind the 811 number? The 811 campaign is operated by the Common Ground Alliance (CGA), an association created to work with the utility industry to prevent damage to underground utility infrastructure and ensure public safety. Although a private association, CGA grew out of a U.S. Department of Transportation initiative to protect underground utilities.