PECO Reminds You to Call 811 Before You Dig
August 11 2015 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
August 11 (8/11) is National Call Before You
Dig Day
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: PECO will display
“TODAY IS NATIONAL 811 DAY – KNOW WHAT’S BELOW & CALL 811
BEFORE YOU DIG!” on its Crown Lights message system, atop the
company’s Market Street headquarters, approximately every four
minutes Tuesday morning and evening.
Today, 8/11, serves as a natural reminder for all customers and
contractors to call 811 to have underground utility lines marked
before digging. Nationwide, every six minutes someone damages an
underground utility line because of digging without first calling
811, according to the Common Ground Alliance, the national
association that promotes the 811 phone number and safe digging
practices.
Striking an underground electric or natural gas line can cause
serious injury, damages and service interruptions. Every digging
project, no matter how large or small, warrants a call to 811.
Installing a mailbox, building a deck, planting a tree and laying a
patio are all examples of digging projects where a call to 811
should be one of the first steps.
PECO has nearly 9,000 circuit miles of underground electric
lines, 12,000 miles of natural gas distribution and service lines,
and 31 miles of natural gas transportation lines buried throughout
southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to PECO’s lines, there are
underground communications cables, water and sewer lines, and other
utilities. Even properties that are not served by a particular
service may still have utility lines running below ground.
When calling 811, customers and contractors are connected to PA
One Call to provide information about their project. PA One Call
will notify PECO and all member utilities of your plan to dig. The
utilities will then mark their underground facilities. Calls are
required at least three business days in advance of digging.
Once lines are located, excavators also must understand the
markings and look for evidence of unmarked lines, such as water and
sewer lines on private property. Sewer clean-outs and water valve
covers are examples of equipment that can indicate the presence of
underground lines.
PECO joins its Exelon sister utilities, BGE in Baltimore and
ComEd in Chicago, in marking National Call Before You Dig Day. BGE,
ComEd and PECO are members of the Common Ground Alliance and share
best practices to promote safe excavation and lower instances of
damage to underground lines.
To learn more, visit peco.com and click on the Call Before You
Dig link under the Customer Service / Service Request tab on the
home page.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas
utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves
1.6 million electric and more than 506,000 natural gas customers in
southeastern Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the
region. PECO delivered 89.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas and
37.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2014. Founded in
1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most active
corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial
support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental,
economic development and community programs and organizations. For
more information visit PECO.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook and Twitter.
If you are a member of the media and would like to receive
PECO news releases via email, please send your email address to
PECO.Communication@exeloncorp.com.
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PECOGreg Smore, 215-841-5555Greg.Smore@exeloncorp.com
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