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APWA Color Codes Proposed Excavation. (white) Temporary Survey Markings. (pink) Electric Power Lines. (red) Gas, Oil & Steam. (yellow) Communications (Telephone & Cable TV) (orange) Water. (blue) Reclaimed Water. (purple) Sewer and Storm Drains. (green)

You can use DigAlert Direct or call 811 or 800-422-4133 at least two (2) working days NOT including the date of notification (4216.2(b)) before you plan to start digging, we will notify all our members (i.e. the utilities) that own and maintain underground lines in the area.

Yellow – Gas, oil, steam. Orange – Communication/alarm/signal. Blue – Potable water. Purple – Reclaimed water/irrigation. Green – Sewer/drain lines.

• USA North 811 accepts notifications for excavation work on public and private property, Military Bases, Indigenous People's Reser- vations and even waterways in California. • Our members will mark or stake the horizontal path, provide infor- mation about the location, or provide clearance to the excavator.

Red: electric power lines, cables, conduit and lighting cables. Orange: telecommunication, alarm or signal lines, cables or conduit. Yellow: natural gas, oil, steam, petroleum or other flammable. Green: sewers and drain lines.

California State Law Says, You Must Contact DigAlert® Before You Dig! Failure to do so can result in fines up to fifty thousand dollars and you could be charged with the repair costs of damaged underground facility.

The law requires a contractor to call 811 before they start a project that requires digging. However, even if you've hired a contractor, make sure you verify with the contractor that they will be calling 811 to have gas and electric lines marked. If for whatever reason they hadn't planned to, you could make the call.

"Have you pre-marked in white the area in which you plan on digging?" California State law states that if it is practical, you are required to pre-mark the area where you will be digging with white paint, stakes with white flags, chalk or any other suitable material - including flour or sugar.

APWA Color Codes Proposed Excavation. (white) Temporary Survey Markings. (pink) Electric Power Lines. (red) Gas, Oil & Steam. (yellow) Communications (Telephone & Cable TV) (orange) Water. (blue) Reclaimed Water. (purple) Sewer and Storm Drains. (green)

California law requires that you call two (2) working days, not including the date of notification, before your planned excavation. However, if you are digging because of an EMERGENCY, you are not required by law to call.

You can use DigAlert Direct or call 811 or 800-422-4133 at least two (2) working days NOT including the date of notification (4216.2(b)) before you plan to start digging, we will notify all our members (i.e. the utilities) that own and maintain underground lines in the area.

Answer: It's free for anyone that is digging to get a DigAlert® ticket. Our services are paid for by the owners of underground facilities.

Yellow – Gas, oil, steam. Orange – Communication/alarm/signal. Blue – Potable water. Purple – Reclaimed water/irrigation. Green – Sewer/drain lines.

811 is the national call-before-you-dig phone number. Anyone who plans to dig should call 811 or go to their state 811 center's website before digging to request that the approximate location of buried utilities be marked with paint or flags so that you don't unintentionally dig into an underground utility line.

• USA North 811 accepts notifications for excavation work on public and private property, Military Bases, Indigenous People's Reser- vations and even waterways in California. • Our members will mark or stake the horizontal path, provide infor- mation about the location, or provide clearance to the excavator.

To prevent problems, there is a statewide telephone hotline that contractors can call. It's called Underground Service Alert (USA). USA will contact the utilities, who will come to the site and mark the location of all underground lines. Cal/OSHA requires the contractor or property owner to call USA before digging.

Red: electric power lines, cables, conduit and lighting cables. Orange: telecommunication, alarm or signal lines, cables or conduit. Yellow: natural gas, oil, steam, petroleum or other flammable. Green: sewers and drain lines.

California State Law Says, You Must Contact DigAlert® Before You Dig! Failure to do so can result in fines up to fifty thousand dollars and you could be charged with the repair costs of damaged underground facility.

The law requires a contractor to call 811 before they start a project that requires digging. However, even if you've hired a contractor, make sure you verify with the contractor that they will be calling 811 to have gas and electric lines marked. If for whatever reason they hadn't planned to, you could make the call.

"Have you pre-marked in white the area in which you plan on digging?" California State law states that if it is practical, you are required to pre-mark the area where you will be digging with white paint, stakes with white flags, chalk or any other suitable material - including flour or sugar.

California law requires that you call two (2) working days, not including the date of notification, before your planned excavation. However, if you are digging because of an EMERGENCY, you are not required by law to call.

Answer: It's free for anyone that is digging to get a DigAlert® ticket. Our services are paid for by the owners of underground facilities.

811 is the national call-before-you-dig phone number. Anyone who plans to dig should call 811 or go to their state 811 center's website before digging to request that the approximate location of buried utilities be marked with paint or flags so that you don't unintentionally dig into an underground utility line.

To prevent problems, there is a statewide telephone hotline that contractors can call. It's called Underground Service Alert (USA). USA will contact the utilities, who will come to the site and mark the location of all underground lines. Cal/OSHA requires the contractor or property owner to call USA before digging.