In observance of National Safe Digging Month, CenterPoint Energy encourages customers to keep safety top-of-mind when planning for digging projects. Projects such as installing a garden, pool, fence or water sprinkler system require digging and the need for customers to call 811.
Digging without knowing the approximate location of underground utilities can result in serious injury or death, inconvenient service disruptions, and costly fines and repairs. Hitting underground natural gas, electric, communications, water and sewer lines while digging can have a major impact on communities and businesses. Making a free request before digging at www.811beforeyoudig. com or by calling 811 can help maintain the safety of everyone who digs, as well as the essential utility services in their communities.
“It is essential that anyone who plans to dig, regardless of how shallow the project might be, contact 811 beforehand to have buried utilities marked to allow for safe digging,” said Shane Alexander, Director of Damage Prevention at CenterPoint Energy. “Callers should contact 811 a few days prior to the start of their digging project to give surveyors enough time to reach the site and mark the area.”
