PIERRE — This is National Safe Digging month and the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is reminding South Dakotans that calling 811 is an important step in preparing to start outdoor projects they’ve planned this spring. Commission Chair Kristi Fiegen says state law requires excavators and property owners to call 811 two business days in advance before turning dirt….
Those two days give utility providers time to mark all the natural gas, electric, communications, water and sewer lines on your property and help to minimize the damage and dangers of hitting those buried utilities.
She says calling 811 is free insurance…
Gardening up to 12 inches deep and field tillage up to 18 inches deep are the only exceptions. South Dakota 811 is a free service.
