RRC Energy News, April 2024 Page: 4
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April is National Safe Digging Month and
the RRC took this time to remind the public
to call 8-1-1 before digging to ensure safety
and damage prevention.
It's a message that is spread throughout the
year, especially with more and more people
moving to Texas.
When digging more than 16 inches in
depth, Texas law requires residents to call
8-1-1 at least 2 days before digging and to
mark underground utilities as a precaution.
Examples of when homeowners should call
include planting trees, installing sprinklers,
putting up a fence, or other projects that
involve digging.
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ENERGY NEWSThe RRC tracks annual damage
statistics, and there was a positive
trend over the past couple of years with
telecommunications work. In 2022, almost
a quarter of all damages to pipelines
were from telecommunications-related
excavations. But in 2023, that dropped to
20%.
The Commission's Damage Prevention
staff travels across Texas to emphasize the
importance of safe digging.
"We will attend expos that involve
excavation or construction and we also
partner with Texas 811, they have damage
prevention managers that are on the
boards of damage prevention councils
of Texas," said Ricardo Gamez, RRC's
Compliance Analyst for Pipeline Safety
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