How Does It Work? . . .It's Easy

• Be prepared to pinpoint the location of your dig site. If you're in a city or town, give the agent the exact street address including directions (North, South, East, or West) and suffixes (Lane, Road, Drive, Avenue, Street, etc.).

• If you are outside the city limits without a street address or in a new subdivision, the following will help; driving directions to the site, township, range, section, and 1/4 section (PLS).

• Describe the type of work to be done and some detail as to where you are working on the site. . .white paint marking the borders of your excavation site is a great help to the utility locators in trying to do a good job for you!

• Plan your start date and time to comply with your state law (at least 2 but not more than 10 business days advance notice).

• The UULC will notify subscribing utilities and other underground facility owners for you. Utility representatives will come to your work site and mark where their buried facilities are located.

• Once the site has been marked or you have been notified that a particular facility owner has nothing at your dig site, you can begin to dig SAFELY.

Remember, those marks tell you to dig at least 2 feet away from them, they do not mean DIG HERE!

If you must dig near the marks, use a shovel and expose the lines carefully before proceeding.