BGE Reminds You to Call Miss Utility at 811 Before You Dig
April 06 2015 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
April is National Safe Digging Month
April is National Safe Digging Month and BGE reminds 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 pipe can cause
serious injury, damages and service interruptions. Every digging
project, no matter how large or small, warrants a call to “Miss
Utility,” the local one call center for Maryland, at 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.
BGE has nearly 16,000 circuit miles of underground electric
lines and more than 7,000 miles of buried of natural gas lines
throughout the central Maryland region. In addition to BGE’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
Miss Utility to provide information about their project. Miss
Utility will notify BGE and all member utilities of your plan to
dig. The utilities will then mark their underground facilities.
Calls are required at least two business days in advance of
digging.
Once lines are located, excavators must also 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.
BGE’s joins its Exelon sister utilities, ComEd in Chicago and
PECO in Philadelphia, in marking National Safe Digging Month. 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.
For information on digging safely, including how to get lines
marked and what to do after lines are marked, watch BGE’s Dig Smart
video at www.bge.com/DigSmart. Excavators can also contact the BGE
Damage Prevention team at 410.470.6698 to arrange for free damage
prevention training.
To learn more visit www.bge.com/811.
BGE, headquartered in Baltimore, is Maryland’s largest natural
gas and electric utility, delivering power to more than 1.25
million electric customers and more than 650,000 natural gas
customers in central Maryland. The company’s approximately 3,200
employees are committed to the safe and reliable delivery of
natural gas and electricity, as well as enhanced energy management,
conservation, environmental stewardship and community assistance.
BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s
leading competitive energy provider, with 2014 revenues of
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)Aaron Koos,
aaron.koos@bge.comBGE Media Hotline: 410-470-7433
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