Contact: Kristin Ruesch or Matthew Pagel, 608-266-9600
Kristin.Ruesch@Wisconsin.gov or Matt.Pagel@Wisconsin.gov
MADISON – Spring has arrived and so has Diggers Hotline Week! Governor Walker has proclaimed April 16th through April 22nd as Diggers Hotline Week in Wisconsin. The proclamation is one of several efforts in a national campaign to promote the entire month of April as Safe Digging Month.
The Public Service Commission is also asking Wisconsin residents to participate in the 811 promise:
* Make a free call to 811 a few days before digging.
* Wait the required time.
* Locate accurately.
* Respect the marks.
* Dig with care.
Pipelines, wires, and cables create an intricate network of underground substructures and digging without proper knowledge of what’s below can hurt or kill you, disrupt service, and potentially result in fines and repair costs.
Diggers Hotline is Wisconsin’s statewide one-call notification system. It gives excavators and the general public the ability to notify multiple owners of underground facilities with a single call. Diggers are urged to call three working days (excluding weekends and holidays) before undertaking a project. Failure to call before starting an outdoor project results in more than 200,000 digging accidents annually across the nation.
To file a free request contact the Diggers Hotline by either dialing 811 or online at: http://www.DiggersHotline.com. Contacting and notifying the Digger’s Hotline before every digging project such as excavating, digging trenches, drilling, tunneling, scraping, plowing cable or pipe, planting trees, shrubs, building a deck, installing rural mailbox can help prevent outages, disturbances, and is required by state law (Wisconsin Statute 182.0175).
