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National Safe Dig Month
April is National Safe Digging Month
Missouri One Call System and Kansas 811 Promote National Safe Digging Month encouraging residents to always call 811 three days before digging
Spring is finally here! It’s getting warm and the trees are starting to show some green, eager homeowners like you are ready to start those outdoor digging projects. Before you reach for that shovel and start digging, remember to call 811, the national “Call Before You Dig” number, to ensure that your buried utility lines are marked.
More than 40 percent of homeowners who plan to dig this year will put themselves and others at risk by not calling 811 before starting. Damaging an underground line can result in injuries, expensive repair cost, legal fees and outages.
Landscaping your yard, installing a culvert, building a fence or even installing a mailbox requires that you call in to have the utilities marked before beginning your work. Every digging project, no matter how large or small, necessitates a call to your Missouri or Kansas One Call center.
Notifying your state One Call center will allow the utilities to mark their underground facilities permitting your excavation to safely proceed.
Using your Missouri and Kansas One Call System is free of charge, and you can process your request 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It only takes a few minutes to complete the process of notifying the utilities of your intent to dig.
HERE’S HOW YOUR ONE CALL SYSTEM WORKS:
1. Three working days before you begin your work, place a locate request. In Missouri, call 1-800-DIG-RITE or in Kansas, call1-800-DIG-SAFE or 811 or go online to www.mo1call.com or www.kansasonecall.com. Our operators will map the dig site from excavator information and notify the utilities that have facilities in the area. 2. The utilities will respond by marking their facilities or notifying you that they have no facilities at the dig site.
The utilities will mark the facilities that they own, usually up to the meter. 3. Once all the utilities have responded, work can then safely proceed, avoiding damages.
There are over 20 million miles of underground facilities buried in the United States. Never dig without knowing where the underground lines are located.
HOW TO PLACE YOUR FREE NOTIFICATION:
In Missouri, call 1-800-DIGRITE or 811 or go online at www. mo1call.com
In Kansas, call 1-800–DIGSAFE or 811 or go on-line at www. kansasonecall.com
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