AUSTIN April is Safe Digging Month to remind residents and businesses in our growing state about the importance of calling 811 to prevent dangerous or expensive damage to pipelines and underground utilities when digging.
After calling 811, line locators have 48 hours to arrive and mark any underground utility lines with flags or paint. Once marked, excavation work can safely begin.
The RRC recently streamlined the agency’s Pipeline Damage Prevention web page to make it much easier to find the resources needed to start any new projects that require digging, and to report any damages to gas pipelines. This page can be beneficial for anyone who is digging in Texas, including homeowners, electricians, landscapers, and plumbers.
As the chart below shows, telecommunications-related work accounted for the largest portion of damages to struck gas lines that were reported to the RRC in 2022.
