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Underground Utilities

• Whether you're a contractor working on a site or a homeowner working around your own home, digging can be dangerous if you don't check first for underground wiring or cables.
• There can also be other underground utilities such as natural gas, water or sewer lines.
• Most cities and large utility companies offer a free service that helps make the excavating process safe: a single phone number for the public to call to notify utilities with buried facilities that may be affected by the excavation project.
• The goal of this service is to prevent personal injury, property damage, and damage to buried services during an excavation project.
• Anyone who will be doing any digging--from planting a tree, to building a fence, to digging a foundation-should call first.
• Here are some photos that show what can happen when a backhoe or bulldozer operator hits a natural gas main. Don't dig yourself into deep trouble!

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