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| Natural Gas Pipeline Markers |
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| Getting ready to dig? Call 811 at least two business days (not including the day of the request) before you begin, and check for Colorado Springs Utilities’ pipeline markers near your dig site. These markers are usually bright yellow and display our name and emergency phone number. If you see one, you’ll know an underground natural gas pipeline is nearby. |
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| Markers Do NOT Replace 811 |
| Pipeline markers indicate the general location of high-pressure gas transmission pipelines and some distribution lines. For security reasons, these markers do not show the exact location, depth or number of gas pipelines in the area. So, tracing a straight line between two markers near your proposed site and avoiding that line won’t do the trick—the pipeline does not necessarily follow a straight course between the markers. |
| In addition, pipeline markers do not show the location of service lines that carry natural gas to homes and businesses. So never use pipeline markers as a substitute for notifying 811. Always call 811 or enter an online request before you dig to have all utility lines in your dig area located and marked. |
| Pipeline Markers Call for Extra Care |
| Damage to a pipeline can cause a natural gas leak that results in a catastrophic fire or explosion. If you observe suspicious activities or any signs of a natural gas leak near a pipeline marker, call the phone number listed on the marker. Signs of a gas pipeline leak may include a distinctive, sulfur-like odor (but not always). So be alert for other warning signs as well: |
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A hissing, whistling or roaring sound |
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Dirt blowing into the air from a hole in the ground |
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Continuous bubbling in water |
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Dead or dying vegetation (in an otherwise moist area) over or near a pipeline |
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An exposed pipeline after a fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster |
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A damaged connection to a gas appliance |
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| Would You Like to Know More? |
| Additional utility safety tips, case studies, instructional videos and educational tools can all be found, at no charge to you, on Colorado Springs Utilities’ e-SMARTworkers website. |
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