How do I call JULIE in Illinois?

JULIE – Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators By calling 811 (or 1-800-892-0123), contractors, excavators, homeowners, and others who may be digging can contact JULIE to notify all of the utilities: gas, electric and phone.

How do you read JULIE markings?

The color code is as follows:

  1. Red Electric.
  2. Yellow-gas, Oil, or Petroleum.
  3. Orange – Communications (cable TV, phone, etc.)
  4. Blue – Potable Water.
  5. Green – Sewer.
  6. White – Used to mark outline of area to be checked for excavation.

How much does JULIE cost?

FREE
How much does it cost to use JULIE? It’s a FREE service. The notification to JULIE and the locating services provided by our utility members are free to homeowners and professional excavators.

What does call JULIE stand for?

Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators
When you need to dig, call JULIE (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators). This free service is used to locate all underground utilities in that area. The telephone number is 8-1-1. Please be sure to call 48 hours in advance.

How deep are gas lines buried in Illinois?

between 26 and 36 inches
AT spokesman Jim Kimberly said there are several factors that influence the depths, such as city or county regulations or local topography, “but our standard in Illinois is between 26 and 36 inches for direct-buried cable placed by trenching or chisel-plowing.

What are the color codes for utilities?

As a quick refresh, the APWA color code for utility marking is:

  • Red: electric power lines, cables, conduit and lighting cables.
  • Orange: telecommunication, alarm or signal lines, cables or conduit.
  • Yellow: natural gas, oil, steam, petroleum or other flammable.
  • Green: sewers and drain lines.
  • Blue: potable drinking water.

How deep are utility lines buried in Illinois?

That holds true for any buried line. AT spokesman Jim Kimberly said there are several factors that influence the depths, such as city or county regulations or local topography, “but our standard in Illinois is between 26 and 36 inches for direct-buried cable placed by trenching or chisel-plowing.

Can you break a gas line with a shovel?

Gas lines are typically metal or plastic. If plastic, they’re very likely thick enough to withstand most hand digging with a shovel. Laws typically require hand digging within some distance (18″ in my state) of a marked line.