Remember, all projects outdoors including
the smallest tasks require a call to JULlE at 1-800-892-0123. One
free call does it all to protect you and your company from digging
where utilities are buried—it’s simple, it’s safe and it’s the
law.
Have the following information ready when
you call JULIE:
• Your
name, address, and telephone number
•
County and city or county and unincorporated area of
township
• Your
company’s name and address (if applicable)
•
Location of the dig site
•
Extent of the work involved (reason for
dig)
• Date
work will begin
•
Permit number (if applicable)
•
Section and quarter section numbers (if
available)
After providing JULIE with the above
information, the JULIE operator will give you a “dig number”. Be
sure to write this number down as it serves as proof of your call.
You will also need to reference this number if subsequent calls to
JULIE are necessary (e.g. to have utility marks
refreshed).
JULIE, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation
that provides excavators with a toll-free number (1-800-892-0123)
for the free locating and marking of underground facilities. JIJLIE
serves as a notification service for underground facility
owners, taking information about planned excavations and
distributing this information to its membership. It is then the
responsibility of each facility owner to mark the location of their
underground facilities at the excavation site. JULIE neither owns
nor marks any underground facilities.
JULIE, Inc. promotes an easier, safer
digging environment and serves the entire state of Illinois outside
of the city of Chicago, which is covered by DIGGER. Illinois law
requires anyone digging to call JULIE at least two working days
prior to the start of excavation and to begin that project within 14
days from the call. The 48 hour notice does not include Saturdays,
Sundays or holidays.
SAFETY TIPS:
Loss of utilities can leave communities
without such vital services as police, fire and medical
protection.
JULlE’s tips for outdoor digging projects
include:
1. Call JULIE
(1-800-892-0123) before you dig
2 Wait the required
amount of time (two working days)
3. Respect the
marks; and
4. Dig with
care.
For more information about JULIE, call
1-800-892-0123 or visit online at www.illinoislcall.com. Call Center
operators are available to receive and process calls 24 hours a day,
seven days a week.
