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You need to know what is below your ground. You should call 811 before digging for landscaping and home improvement projects this Spring. No matter how big or small a digging project is, you need to call 811 before you begin it. The calls are free. A lot of people will not call this number before their project and that is not a good idea.

Key Takeaways:

  • Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the association dedicated to protecting underground utilities and the people who dig near them, reminds homeowners and professional diggers that calling 811 is the first step toward protecting you.
  • Millions of American homeowners will likely do DIY projects involving digging this year, but 44 percent of them do not plan to make a free call to 811 before digging.
  • A utility line is damaged every six minutes in America because someone decided to dig without making a call to 811 to learn the approximate location of buried utilities in their area.

“According to data collected by CGA in a phone survey in March, millions of American homeowners will likely do DIY projects involving digging this year, but 44 percent of them do not plan to make a free call to 811 before digging. Extrapolated to the full population of U.S. homeowners, approximately 58.5 million people will dig this year without first calling 811.”

http://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/online_features/lawn_and_garden/article_c5bd2dc2-2021-545b-af96-f05fe0197963.html

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