USE 811 TO AVOID DELAYS

Did you know that calling 811 for a locate reduces your potential for damage by 99%? This could result in higher productivity and less delay and work stoppages.
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CALL 811 BEFORE YOU DIG

Because even relatively minor excavation activities like landscaping or fencing can cause damage to a pipeline, its protective casing and/or buried utility lines, always contact your state One-Call Center before engaging in any excavation, construction, farming or digging. When you call 811 from anywhere in the country, your call will be routed to your state One-Call Center.

IT'S FREE!

Once your underground lines have been marked for your project, you will know the approximate location of your pipelines and utility lines, and you can dig safely. More information regarding 811 can be found at www.sunshine811.com.

6 Steps to Safe Digging (Click for More Information)
  1. Prepare before contacting Sunshine 811
    • Put some thought into your locate description
    • Outline small or hard-to-explain dig sites with white paint
    • Follow Low Impact Marking Guidelines
  2. Contact Sunshine 811
    • Use Internet Ticket Entry (Available 24/7. Training required.)
    • Use Single Address Ticket (No training required. Dig site limited to one address.)
    • Call 811
  3. Wait 2 full business days

    2 Full Business Days
     
  4. Verify utility response (positive response)
    The Positive Response System can be contacted by calling (800) 852-8057 or by visiting www.callsunshine.com
     
  5. Protect the marks
     
  6. Dig carefully

ANYONE CAN BE AN EXCAVATOR!

Peoples Gas maintains a Damage Prevention Program in accordance with state and federal guidelines. The purpose of this program is to prevent damage to our pipelines and facilities from excavation activities, such as digging, trenching, blasting, boring, tunneling, backfilling, or by any other digging activity. 		  Planting a Tree

SAFE TO DIG?

After creating a locate ticket with Sunshine811 check the status of the ticket via the Positive Response System. This system shows whether the dig site is:
  1. Marked
  2. Clear of facilities or
  3. The utility needs more information or instruction to complete the locate request.
The Positive Response System can be contacted by calling (800) 852-8057 or by visiting www.callsunshine.com.
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