What is a locates?
Locates. Locates are ground markers for utility lines labelled on excavation sites and are outlined by associated documentation. They are colour-coded and correspond to the utilities they contain.
Is it illegal to dig without locates in Ontario?
Why do I need locates? It’s the law. Under Ontario law, it is illegal to dig without having natural gas lines located.
How deep can you dig in your backyard Ontario?
There is no legal minimum depth that you can dig before calling 811. This is due to the fact that environmental conditions such as ground settlement, rainfall, floods, surface runoff, soil erosion and deposits can change the depth of topsoil, reducing or increasing the cover for underground services.
How do I get locates?
Call Alberta One Call (1-800-242-3447) AND Dig Shaw (1-866-344-7429) to request line locates at least two full business days before you plan to work to allow time to have all the utilities at the property located and marked. You may request a locate up to 14 days in advance.
What are utility locates?
It’s the contractor’s job to ask utilities to locate and mark their underground services. That includes gas, oil, water, electrical, cable TV and telephone. Utilities generally offer a free service for locating and marking buried services with labelled stakes, flags, or paint.
What are locates in trading?
In finance, a locate is an approval from a broker that needs to be obtained prior to effecting a short sale in any equity security, i.e. to “locate” securities available for borrowing. The requirement, in the United States, to locate a stock before ‘shorting’ has existed for a long time.
How do you schedule a locate?
Anyone who plans to dig should call 811 or go to their state 811 center’s website before digging to request that the approximate location of buried utilities be marked with paint or flags so that you don’t unintentionally dig into an underground utility line.
How deep are gas lines in Ontario?
Main lines are usually found at least 24 inches deep, while service lines are usually 18 inches deep. The current depth of an electric or natural gas line can be different than when it was first installed.
How close to underground lines can you dig?
If it’s a gas line it’s mandatory to hand dig when within 18″. For digging greater than 18″ from the lines you can use power without restriction. Depending on who buried your lines, there might be marking tape (a warning that you’re about to do something very bad) buried about 12″ or so above the line.
How do you know if it’s safe to dig?
To ensure that you remain safe when doing any digging projects, always call 811 first. 811 is a free service managed by Underground Service Alert and available to everyone. After you call, Underground Service Alert will contact PG&E and other companies that have underground lines in your area.
What is Ontario One Call?
Ontario One Call acts as a communications link between buried infrastructure owners and homeowners who are planning to dig. If you are planting a tree, building a fence or a deck, digging a new garden, or doing any project that requires you to dig, you must contact Ontario One Call at least 5 days before.
What are locates for digging?
811 is the national call-before-you-dig phone number. Anyone who plans to dig should call 811 or go to their state 811 center’s website before digging to request that the approximate location of buried utilities be marked with paint or flags so that you don’t unintentionally dig into an underground utility line.