Digging
responsibly is the only way to dig. The alternative could mean
disaster in the form of personal injury, damage to underground lines,
property or the environment.
JULIE serves as a message handling, notification service for underground
utility facility owners, taking information about planned excavation and
distributing this information to its membership.
It is then the responsibility of each facility owners to mark the
location of their underground utility facilities at the excavation site.
JULIE, Inc. is a communications link and does not perform any type of
locating services.
Illinois law
requires anyone digging, regardless
of the depth of the project, to call JULIE at
1-800-892-0123. This notice must be at least 48 hours/two working
days prior to the start of excavation and the project must begin within 14
calendar days from the call.
The
Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has the responsibility for enforcing the
provisions of this Act. For detailed information, including
information about the penalties and liability, please see the
Illinois Underground
Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act (220 ILCS 50/1 et seq.).
In addition, JULIE member companies ask excavators to physically visit
the proposed site to become more familiar with the area and to indicate the
excavation area using white paint or flags before
placing their call to JULIE or processing their locate request using
Web
Remote Ticket Entry (WRTE) or the
Fax-A-Locate Program.
