Safe Digging for Homeowners

Why take the risk? Know what’s below before you dig.

Whether you’re building a fence or planting a vegetable garden, find out where underground utility lines are located before you start digging. Hitting a buried natural gas line can cause serious injury and expensive repairs for you and/or your contractor. It can even be fatal.

Call 811 or visit call811.com to request the location of underground facilities near your proposed digging site.

Request a locate

Dig safely around natural gas lines to avoid:

Seriously hurting yourself, your family or neighbours.

Damaging property from a leak, fire or explosion.

Interrupting natural gas service to your community.

Incurring expensive repairs, charges or legal action.

Causing harm to the environment.

Won’t my contractor take care of this?

Never assume your contractor has taken care of it. Work in collaboration with them, and ask for verification that they’ve requested a locate before they start digging.

Are you a contractor?

Hitting an underground utility can delay your project and put your crew, company and community at serious risk. Learn how to excavate safely to prevent injury, fines and penalties.

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