{"id":12112,"date":"2016-07-15T18:33:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/safety-education\/call-before-you-dig\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T09:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:50:59","slug":"call-before-you-dig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/safety\/call-before-you-dig\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Before You Dig (#811)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Gopher State One Call<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Know what&#8217;s below. Call before you dig.<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Many of Dakota Electric\u2019s power lines are buried underground, and an underground power line can be just as dangerous as an overhead power line. Protect yourself and your property by contacting <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherstateonecall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gopher State One Call (GSOC)<\/a><\/strong> before digging.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:33;line-height:1.45;\"><h2><strong>What you need to do<\/strong><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li>Dial 811 or 651-454-0002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherstateonecall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>GopherStateOneCall.org<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contact at least two working days prior to excavation.<\/li>\n<li>GSOC services are free for homeowners.<\/li>\n<li>GSOC will contact the utility companies and each utility marks areas with underground utility lines using specific colors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:33;line-height:1.45;\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\">\n<div class=\"heading icon-left\">\n<h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" data-inline-fontsize=\"true\" data-inline-lineheight=\"true\" data-fontsize=\"21\" data-lineheight=\"26\"><strong>The following information is needed when you call<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><ul>\n<li>Your name, address and telephone number.<\/li>\n<li>The type of work you will be doing.<\/li>\n<li>The address, county and intersecting street of the dig location.<\/li>\n<li>Where you will be digging on the property.<\/li>\n<li>When you plan to dig.<\/li>\n<li>Mark the dig area with white paint or stakes before locators arrive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:38px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-width:2px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>Why Call?<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-additional fusion-reading-box-additional\">\n<ul>\n<li>Minnesota state law requires you to call.<\/li>\n<li>Protect yourself and others.<\/li>\n<li>Decrease the chance of underground damage and monetary loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16709 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/811Web-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:33;line-height:1.45;\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" data-inline-fontsize=\"true\" data-inline-lineheight=\"true\" data-fontsize=\"21\" data-lineheight=\"26\"><strong>What Dakota Electric locates<\/strong><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><ul>\n<li>Dakota Electric-owned lines and equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Member-owned secondary lines from the transformer to the member&#8217;s home. Although Dakota Electric locates secondary lines, the property owner is responsible for the cost of any damage caused to the lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:33;line-height:1.45;\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" data-inline-fontsize=\"true\" data-inline-lineheight=\"true\" data-fontsize=\"21\" data-lineheight=\"26\"><strong>Members must hire a private locator to locate<\/strong><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><ul>\n<li>Member-owned secondary electrical lines serving a building other than your home, such as a barn, shed or business.<\/li>\n<li>Other services such as sprinkler lines or gas grill lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nodisplay hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherstateonecall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Know What\u2019s Below. Call Before You Dig.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Many of Dakota Electric\u2019s power lines are buried underground, and an underground power line can be just as dangerous as an overhead power line. Protect yourself and your property by contacting <a href=\"http:\/\/gopherstateonecall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gopher State One Call<\/a> before digging.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#195193;border-color:#195193;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-5 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:#2096cf;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#2096cf;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#f6f6f6;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:21px;--fontSize:21;line-height:1.5;\">Gopher State One Call (GSOC)<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dial 811 or 651.454.0002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherstateonecall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GopherStateOneCall.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contact at least two working days prior to excavation.<\/li>\n<li>GSOC services are free for homeowners.<\/li>\n<li>GSOC will contact the utility companies and each utility marks areas with underground utility lines using specific colors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#f6f6f6;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:21px;--fontSize:21;line-height:1.5;\">The following information is needed when you call:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Your name, address and telephone number.<\/li>\n<li>The type of work you willbe doing.<\/li>\n<li>The address, county and intersecting street of the dig location.<\/li>\n<li>Where you willbe digging on the property.<\/li>\n<li>When you plan to dig.<\/li>\n<li>Mark the dig area with white paint or stakes before locators arrive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#f6f6f6;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:21px;--fontSize:21;line-height:1.5;\">Why call?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Minnesota state law requires you to call.<\/li>\n<li>Protect yourself and others.<\/li>\n<li>Decrease the chance of underground damage and monetary loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#f6f6f6;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:21px;--fontSize:21;line-height:1.5;\">What Dakota Electric locates:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dakota Electric-owned lines and equipment<\/li>\n<li>Member-owned secondary lines from the transformer to the members home. Although Dakota Electric locates secondary lines, the property owner is responsible for the cost ofany damage caused to the lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:#f6f6f6;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:21px;--fontSize:21;line-height:1.5;\">Members must hire a private locator to locate:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Member-owned secondary electrical lines serving a building other than your home, such as a barn, shed or business.<\/li>\n<li>Other services such as sprinkler lines or gas grill lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":17049,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12112"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694968,"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12112\/revisions\/694968"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dakotaelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}