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Call 8-1-1


Homeowners often make risky assumptions about whether or not they should get their utility lines marked, but every digging job requires a call – even "small" projects like planting trees and shrubs.

Buried utility lines are everywhere. Hitting a line can knock out service to your home and neighborhood or result in fines, damage, and even serious injury. Don’t make a judgment call – make the call to 811 every time you dig. Check with your contractor or landscaper to make sure that the call to 811 is made before digging begins, whether it means you making the call, or your contractor doing so. Never let digging work begin without the call to 811!

811 is the National One Call communication system designed to mark the location of underground facilities prior to any excavation activities. State law requires you to call PA One Call at 1-800-242-1776 or 811 at least three days before you dig. For additional information, visit www.pa1call.org.

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    Freddy the Flame and his friends do the Dig Dance, reminding you to call 8-1-1 before you dig!
  • Freddy the Flame and his friends do the Dig Dance, reminding you to call 8-1-1 before you dig!
  • Freddy the Flame and his friends do the Dig Dance, reminding you to call 8-1-1 before you dig!

Before you dig for any reason, you should notify the One Call system by dialing 811. Examples of when to call include, but are not limited to:

  • Installing a fence, mailbox, yard sign, flag pole, or pole for a basketball hoop.
  • Installing a deck, porch, patio, swimming pool, or garage.
  • Installing a sprinkler system, pet perimeter fence, septic tank, leach bed, or sand mound.
  • Planting trees or bushes.