Spring Safety Tips
April is National Safe Digging Month.
Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators (JULIE*) and Mt. Carmel Public Utility Co. want to remind everyone to stay safe and dig smart when it comes to spring digging projects. To help prevent and avoid damage to underground facilities, remember these steps:
1. Call before you dig
2. Wait the required amount of time
3. Respect the marks
4. Dig with care
Doing some landscaping this spring?
Landscape improvements add beauty and value to your home. From modest designs to elaborate projects they enhance outdoor living space and can be a source of enjoyment. However, these projects also have the potential to cause quite a headache if you neglect to follow an important first step. Before you or a contractor do any digging on your property call JULIE at 811 or 1-800-892-0123. You can also enter your locate request right now via e-request.
Even simple projects like planting a tree or shrub to more complex projects like installing a deck or fence require a call because you never know what's down below. Beneath what you may think is the perfect spot may be a bunch of different types of utility lines that if hit while digging can cause all sorts of damage and affect service to you or others and lead to costly repairs. All this can be avoided by contacting JULIE and having a professional locator from member facility owner companies come out and mark the approximate location of the utility lines on your property, for free, before you dig. For more information, go to the JULIE website at www.illinois1call.com.
*JULIE, Inc. (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators) is a not-for-profit corporation that provides homeowners and professional excavators with one place to call for safe digging.
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