Working Together
Landowners and residents, we recognize that you play an important role in maintaining the integrity of our pipelines and encourage you to partner with us. Working together, we can help ensure your safety and the safety of the community.
Our Commitment To You
- We will work with you when planning the location of property improvements, such as building a deck or patio, installing a fence or planting trees.
- We will respond promptly to your 811 call request and will mark the location of the pipeline on your property.
- We will conduct routine inspections and ongoing maintenance of the pipeline on your property. We will notify you in advance of any scheduled maintenance.
Help Us Help You
- Please contact us prior to planning any type of construction project or planting on or near the pipeline right of way.
- Whether you plan to do it yourself or hire a contractor, smart digging means dialing 811, the national “Call Before You Dig” phone number, at least three business days prior to starting any project. This free call can help protect you from physical harm resulting from damage to a buried pipeline or other underground utility.
- Help to ensure the safety of the pipeline and the public by reporting any excavation, suspicious activities or pipeline release on or near the right of way.
Property Development Specifications
Property developments and improvements such as houses, sheds, fences, driveways, pools, decks, trees and landscaping near underground pipelines can be dangerous. This is why we established specific guidelines for property development, including setback distances.
Setback Distances
| New house, business, place of public assembly | 50′ |
| Addition to an existing dwelling, etc. | 50′ |
| Unoccupied permanent structure | 50′ |
| Garage | 50′ |
| Barn | 50′ |
| Deck and patio | 50′ |
| Swimming pool | 50′ |
| Pond | 50′ |
| Semi-moveable structure | 25′ |
| Garden shed | 25′ |
| Septic tank and leach field | 25′ |
| Telephone/light pole | 25′ |
| Water well | 25′ |
| Trees | 25′ |
| Yard light or mailbox | 10′ |
| Fence post | 5′ |
Safe Digging
With multiple underground facilities and utilities located on your property, it is essential to know what is below. Whether you are planning a do-it-yourself project or hiring a professional, safe digging means contacting 811 before starting your job.
Planning a project below? Call 811 before you dig.
Plating Trees or Shrubs
Building a Fence
Building a Patio or Deck
Installing Outdoor Lighting
Digging a Pong or Pool
Installing a Mailbox Post
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Plating Trees or Shrubs
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Building a Fence
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Building a Patio or Deck
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Installing Outdoor Lighting
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Digging a Pong or Pool
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Installing a Mailbox Post
Steps for Safe Digging
Hitting what's underground can hurt you:
Protecting Your Safety
Use your sense of sight, hearing and smell to recognize and respond to a potential pipeline release.
Signs of a Potential Pipeline Release include:
A rainbow sheen on water
A Pond of Liquid on the Ground
A dense white cloud of fog
Dead or Discolored Vegetation
An Unusual Hissing or Roaring Noise
An unusual odor such as gasoline, oil, sulfur or a rotten egg smell
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A rainbow sheen on water
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A Pond of Liquid on the Ground
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A dense white cloud of fog
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Dead or Discolored Vegetation
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An Unusual Hissing or Roaring Noise
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An unusual odor such as gasoline, oil, sulfur or a rotten egg smell
Steps to Take in the Event of a Pipeline Release:
DO NOT
- Walk through or touch any liquid or vapor that may have come from the pipeline
- Attempt to stop material from leaking, shut off valves or put out a fire
- Create any source of ignition (starting an engine, turning switches on or off, etc.)
Inspection and Maintenance
We will notify you in person, by mail, or by phone of any scheduled inspections or maintenance that requires access to the pipeline right of way on your property.
You will be notified of:
- Close Interval Surveys (view PDF)
- Depth-of-Cover Surveys (view PDF)
- Hydrotest Inspections (view PDF)
- Hydrotest Inspections Fact Sheet (view PDF)
- Right-of-Way Assessment Walking Surveys (view PDF)
