It's Free, It's Easy, and It's the Law

 If you have a landscaping project in the works, remember to call 811 before digging to get utility lines marked and avoid damage. Colorado 811 must be notified before any excavation. Excavation is "any operation in which earth is moved or removed by means of any tools, equipment, or explosives and includes auguring, boring, ditching, grading, plowing-in, ripping, scraping, trenching and tunneling.”

The safest and only legal way to dig is to know what is below the ground before your shovel or equipment moves any dirt. Even small projects like planting a shrub require you to make advance arrangements before digging. Your advance call to 811 helps you learn where utility-owned lines and equipment are buried before you turn the earth.

Calling 811 connects you to Colorado's "one-call center," which arranges for utilities to be located and marked in your dig area at no cost to you. Please call three days before you dig to give the locate team time to come out and mark your utilities. Locates for your water utility are from the main water line to the meter pit. You are responsible for locating the service line between your home and the meter pit and any connections to that line.

Learn more at the Colorado 811 website.