Know what’s below. Call 811 before you dig.
If you plan to excavate, dig, bore or tunnel in a location where a buried gas line may be, please call 811 or Sunshine State One-Call of Florida at 1-800-432-4770. Call between the hours of 6am – 5pm, Monday – Friday, and at least 48 hours before starting the proposed work.
Homeowners have many reasons to dig on their property, such as improving drainage or installing sprinkler systems and other improvements. Before you do any major digging in your yard, it’s a good idea to know the areas in your yard where you shouldn’t dig. Hitting an underground main with hand tools or power equipment can be an inconvenience at best.
Pensacola Energy has joined several other utility companies to form a damage prevention program called Sunshine State One Call of Florida. At least 48 hours before you dig, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, call 811 when calling from Florida and 1-800-432-4770 when calling from outside Florida. A representative will come to your property to locate and mark the natural gas line. There is no charge for this service.
Whether you’re planting trees or shrubs, building a deck, installing a fence or mailbox post, be safe and call 811 before you dig. If there are buried natural gas facilities in the path of your activity, an Pensacola Energy representative will be notified to mark the location of the facilities at no expense to you.