Digging and Excavation 安全 提示
Find out what's below before you dig. Gas pipelines and electric lines can be located anywhere — under streets, sidewalks or even your yard. If you’re looking to start a project like planting some trees or putting in that new mailbox or fence, it’s important to know if there are any such lines that run underground in the area you are planning to dig. Doing so will help prevent damage, service interruption or worse.
呼叫 811 to Protect Your 安全 and Avoid Costly Repairs
Something as simple as a slight gouge, scrape or dent to a gas pipeline could lead to a leak. 更重要的是, a damaged gas pipeline or electric line can put the safety of your community at risk and could result in serious injury, heavy fees and project delays. To prevent damage, always call before you dig. You can either 拨打811, a national toll-free phone number, or visit the DigAlert website to create a ticket.
After calling 811 or submitting a ticket on DigAlert,西班牙&E’s locators will come to your excavation site after the request has been processed. They will provide clear markings where their gas pipelines or electric lines are located and indicate pipe material and diameter. It’s simple, safe, fast and free.
What To Do If You're Planning To Dig
- Mark out the area you’re planning to excavate with white paint, flags or other suitable markings.
- 呼叫 811 or submit a location request at DigAlert at least two working days in advance.
- 等待可持续发展目标&E’s locators to come out and mark the gas pipelines and electric lines. Avoid digging until the locators inform you that it’s safe to do so.
- Once the buried lines have been marked — and before using power excavation equipment in the area — make sure to use hand tools only and stay within 24 inches of the lines to expose their exact locations and prevent damage.
- After calling 811 or submitting a ticket on DigAlert.org . 西班牙&E’s locators will come to your excavation site after the request has been processed. They will provide clear markings where their gas pipelines or electric lines are located and indicate pipe material and diameter. It’s simple, safe, fast and free.
Want To Make An Appointment?
呼叫 811 or 申请机票 online at digalert.org 今天. And if you damaged a gas pipeline or electric line, call 1-800-411-7343 immediately. No damage is too small to report.
After calling 811 or submitting a ticket on DigAlert.org,西班牙&E’s locators will come to your excavation site after the request has been processed. They will provide clear markings where their gas pipelines or electric lines are located and indicate pipe material and diameter. It’s simple, safe, fast and free.
Frequently Asked Questions
呼叫 811 is the national call-before-you-dig toll-free phone number. Individuals can call from anywhere in the U.S. and be automatically connected to a representative from their state’s 811 center which in our case in Southern California is DigAlert. The representative will create a DigAlert ticket and inform local utilities of your plan to dig.
DigAlert is southern California’s resource for safe excavation. Individuals planning any type of digging can 申请机票 directly on DigAlert’s website. DigAlert will then coordinate with local utilities such as 西班牙&E to mark our buried gas pipelines or electric lines.
是的. DigAlert is funded by utility members and is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation. Whoever wants to dig and would like to locate unmarked, buried gas and electric lines can do so 免费 by submitting a ticket on the DigAlert网站.
After submitting a ticket with DigAlert it usually takes a few business days for utilities to respond to your request. 然而, you could submit a ticket on the DigAlert网站 up to two working days before you dig and still have a 西班牙&E locator come out and mark buried gas and electric lines.
DigAlert requires individuals to start digging within 14 days to get a ticket number because it only handles planned excavations. DigAlert does not process requests for pre-planning jobs or design stage planning.
According to California State Law, contacting DigAlert is necessary for those who plan to do any sort of excavation, whether big or small.
不联系 DigAlert before excavating could result in serious consequences such as damage to a buried gas pipeline or electric line, heavy fines of up to $50,000, project delays and serious bodily harm.
DigAlert covers up to nine Southern California Counties, including: Imperial, 阴阳, 洛杉矶, 橙色, 圣贝纳迪诺, 圣地亚哥, 圣芭芭拉分校, Riverside and Ventura.
The law requires a contractor to 拨打811 before they start a project that requires digging. 然而, 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.
If you believe the damage is life-threatening, clear the area immediately and call 911, 以及可持续发展目标&E. If you don’t believe it is life-threatening, make sure you still report the damage to 西班牙&E通过呼叫 1-800-411-7343.
It’s important to note that 西班牙&E will only mark the location of buried utility-owned gas pipelines and electric lines, 免费. 西班牙&E does not mark customer-owned natural gas or electric lines, which typically run from the meter to the customer's equipment and/or appliance.
To have customer-owned lines located and marked before a project,西班牙&E advises customers to contact a qualified locating professional. Even if you’ve hired a contractor, make sure the contractor calls 811 to have lines marked.