The following is summarized from the Eversource website: https://www.eversource.com/Content/general/residential/safety/call-before-you-dig.
If you are a contractor working on a site or a homeowner working around your own home, be aware that digging can be dangerous if you don’t check first for underground wiring or cable. Underground wires could be power, telephone or cable television. Or there could be other underground utilities such as natural gas lines, water or sewers. If you are planning to build anything on your property that involves digging, which include home building projects such as building a patio or deck, you need to notify “Call Before You Dig, Inc” (www.cbyd.com/). This statewide clearing house will contact member utilities to come to the site and mark where the underground utilities are located. This will prevent you from finding them by accident, which could lead to a serious accident or injury. The number for Call Before You Dig in Connecticut is 8-1-1 or 800-922-4455. Connecticut law requires you to call at least two full working days, excluding weekends and holidays, before digging.
TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT’S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE, SEARCH BY AGENCY OR PROGRAM NAME: Call Before You Dig
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SOURCES: Call Before You Dig website; Eversource website
PREPARED BY: 211/nl
CONTENT LAST MODIFIED: August2023