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Iowa One Call is a statewide program that provides contractors, homeowners, and others who may be excavating, digging or trenching with a single toll free number to call for locating and marking underground facilities. The toll free Iowa One Call number is 1-800-292-8989.

Iowa law states that if you are excavating, including digging, you must call Iowa One Call at least 48 hours in advance of your digging in order to minimize the risk of damaging any type of underground facilities (electric, gas, telecommunications, cable television, water and sewer). This service is free, and so is the telephone call. This law is designed to protect both the digger and the utility, so make the telephone call and avoid an accident.

Call anytime: 1-800-292-8989

Homeowners and casual excavators can reach Iowa One Call anytime, day or night. Iowa One Call operators stand by 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Iowa One Call service is free to anyone who requests it, as is the telephone call to reach the Iowa One Call Center. The cost of this service is paid in full by anyone who operates underground facilities. The One Call system monitors the calls and notifies utilities. If a utility has an underground line in the area where the digging is to take place, they must mark that area.

There are two exceptions where it is not necessary to call One Call. If you have a garden that you work in year after year, there's no need to check with One Call before replanting. If you are digging a new garden plot, however, you need to call. Also, for farmers who are doing their day to day operations such as plowing, cultivating, planting and harvesting, it is not necessary to call unless you expect to be going deeper than 15 inches into the soil.

Be aware that there are peak periods when call volumes are the highest. Monday is the busiest day to reach Iowa One Call, and the busiest times are from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Therefore, consider calling during the non-peak calling periods.

When you call, be prepared to give the Iowa One Call operator the following information:
Within a city:

1.	A street address or block and lot numbers, or both, of the proposed area of excavation.
2.	The name and address of the excavator.
3.	The excavator's telephone number.
4.	The type and extent of the proposed excavation.
5.	Whether the discharge of explosives is anticipated.
6.	The date and time when excavation is scheduled to begin.
7.	Approximate location of the excavation on the property.
8.	If known, the name of the housing development and property owner.

Outside a city:

1.	The name of the county, township, range, and section.
2.	The name and address of the excavator.
3.	The excavator's telephone number.
4.	The type and extent of the proposed excavation.
5.	Whether the discharge of explosives is anticipated.
6.	The date and time when excavation is scheduled to begin.
7.	Approximate location of the excavation on the property.
8.	If known, the quarter section, E911 address and global positioning system coordinate, name of the property owner, name of housing development with street address or block and lot numbers, or both.

Each locate request that is processed is assigned an eight-digit serial number by the Iowa One Call computer. This number contains all the information about your call. It is important to write this number down and keep it with your records. Iowa One Call retains this information for six years.

Underground Utility Markings
What the markings mean according to the American Public Works Association Utility Location & Coordination Council Uniform Color Code:

Red:

Electric Power Lines, Cables, Conduit and Lighting Cables

Yellow:

Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum or Gaseous Materials

Orange:

Communication, Alarm or Signal Lines, Cables or Conduit

Blue:

Water, Irrigation and Slurry Lines

Green:

Sewers and Drain Lines

Pink:

Temporary Survey Markings

White:

Proposed Excavation

Purple:

Reclaimed Water

How accurate are the markings?
Underground facility operators mark the horizontal location of underground facilities but do not locate for depth. Utility markings are in close proximity to actual utility locations. However, you should not dig within 18 inches on either side of the flag or paint marking line unless you have determined the precise location of the underground facility.

What happens if my project is delayed?
If weather or construction delays cause your project to be postponed after your site has been marked and the markings have not been preserved, be sure to call back toll free to Iowa One Call for relocating and remarking of the site.

Remember...T.I.P. would rather re-mark a site than repair it.

Emergency Situation
If you have an emergency situation, please inform Iowa One Call with the details. An emergency situation is when locates are needed immediately (in less than 48 hours). The following are considered emergency situations:

·	An unforeseen excavation is necessary to prevent a condition that poses clear and immediate danger to life and/or health.
·	An excavation required to repair a utility service outage.
·	An immediate excavation required in order to prevent significant property or environmental damage.

Locate Request Form
The following form requests information needed by the Call Center representatives to process a utility locate. Filling out this form before you call Iowa One Call makes it easier and faster to complete the locate.

Homeowner's Utility Locate Request Form
Before calling for utility location service, please complete and print the form below, then call 1-800-292-8989 and give this information to the Iowa One Call operator.

Iowa One Call Center
320 LeClaire Street
Suite 1
Davenport, IA 52801
Please keep a copy of the printed form for your records.

County: _______________________________________________
Township: _____________________________________________
Section Number: ________________________________________
¼ Section: Northwest | Northeast | Southwest | Southeast
(If you don't know this information, please contact your local recorder's office.)
City or town: ___________________________________________
Street address where work will be done: _____________________
Type of work: ___________________________________________
Extent of work: _________________________________________
Start date: _____________________________________________
Start time: _____________________________________________
Your name: ____________________________________________
Your title: _____________________________________________
Your address: __________________________________________
Return telephone number: ________________________________
Information Iowa One Call will give you:
Locate Request Number: _________________________________
Utilities We Are Contacting:
Gas | Electric | Phone | Water | Sewer | Cable TV | Fiber Optic

TIP RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
PO Box 534
Brooklyn, IA 52211
Phone 641-522-9223
Fax 641-522-9271
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