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Look for these signs

1. Located near roads.

railroads and along the

pipeline right-of-way M

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2. Marker for plpellne l

patrol planes :

3. Pipeline casing vent

4. Painted metal, plastic '

or fiberglass posts
one alllie grzalnsl single eliallenges to sale pipeline Even if you cause what appears to he only minor daniaze
opeialians is ilie accidental damage caused lsy excavation, re the pipeline. immediately nc-iiiy ilne plptrline company.
eonsu-uenon. la.-ming aclivitizsa or zven lioineownei A gouge. serape- dent or erease ta the pipe 0-‘ tearing niay
mm.,miDn and ,,_a,m,am_ Mm you dig 0,. m.,Vm cause a iunue |‘\\I|‘llu!G or leak. ii is critical that a cut or
Contact the onecall Center by simply dialing Sn (min hralren tracer wire he reliai-‘ed it is imperative that the
anywhere in the Unilnd States. Please call bzfnre you pipeline awnt--' inspeers and repairs any damage to the
slarl your project‘ whether landscaping, building lenees line or relaxed apparams- Many states have laws requiring
or perfonning a major eonsmielion project. Pipeline damages ta he reported ta the laeility owner andrar the
eonipanies and Dlhér ulililics will mark Khl‘ location of 0-wCa1lce-uer by dialing En De nut attempt to make
their lines al ne EDS! lo yL7lI.I"ipe1inz and utility markers the repairs ta the line yonrselh ll a line is rt-pture-l or
may nai show llie exael localion el ilie buried lines. when leaking call 9u- Contact the pipeline so-nliany as riuiehll’
excavating near pipelines, many eempanies will require as lwssihln Pipeline -narlrer signs show the pipeline
thal iliey have a pipeline company xepxaselltatlvn ansiie to to-npany s name» enierzeney telephone ht-n-her and
inspeel and pmleel ilie underground pipeline. Failurn to pipeline contents-
call Sn Lefuxc excavation is the leading cause of damages to
buried pipelines. one siniple call can hzlp keep yuu cut of commas o~ PAGEIA
harms way.

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