Call Before You Dig - Arizona Blue Stake
|
Whether you are building a home, installing a sprinkler
system, or just planting a tree, the City of Mesa wants you to
be safe. No matter the size of the project, before you dig,
grade, or excavate the law requires you to call for all
underground utilities to be located and marked.
Notify
the Arizona Blue Stake Center at least two (2)
working days (excluding weekends and legal holidays)
before excavating to have all underground pipelines and
facilities located and marked.
please be aware that utility owners will locate their
facilities, typically this means up to the meter. beyond the meter,
the customer is responsible for locating and maintaining
the utilities on his/her property.
| Why call 811 Arizona Blue Stake? |
Arizona Blue Stake was established by utility owners as a
one-call notification system to assist homeowners and excavators
in identifying the location of underground utilities to prevent
damages to facilities. |
 |
Calling 811 will help save lives and protect infrastructure.
Knowing where underground utility lines are buried before each
digging project begins helps protect you from
personal injury, expense and penalties. There may be
multiple utility lines in the same area at varying depths.
Even simple digging projects can damage utility lines and
disrupt vital services to an entire community. Having
underground utilities located can help prevent undesired
consequences.
How the 811 call process works
Learn
More about Arizona 811 /Online request for Blue Stake
Wait for the project site to be
marked by all utility owners. Once all utilities have been
properly located, you are officially ready to dig.
Respect and protect the marks.
Have utility lines re-marked if initial markings are more than
fifteen (15) days old.
Use caution when digging.
Always hand dig within two feet of
either side of any marked line. Some utility lines may be
buried at a shallow depth, and an unintended shovel thrusts can
have potentially dangerous and/or costly consequences.
If damage occurs, notify the
appropriate facility owner IMMEDIATLY.
Are you digging
safely? - Read more
| What are the
colored marks on the
ground within your neighborhood or community? |
|
Each marking represents the location of the underground
facilities and the color represents the type of utility
(gas, water, electric, communication, etc...). These marks are temporary and fade with time. |
 |
If you damage a gas line, smell gas
(rotten egg), or have a gas emergency,
call the City of Mesa at
480-644-4277 (GASS) or call 911.
Call Before
You Dig videos
Are you an
excavator/contractor?
Energy Resources Department
Address: PO Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211
Phone: 480-644-4444
(Non-Emergency)
Email
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gas Odors or Emergencies:
480-644-4277 (GASS) or 911
(24 hours/7 days)
Electric Emergencies:
480-644-2266 or 911
(24 hours/7 days)
Report Utility Theft
Contacts:
Frank McRae, Department
Director