wapiticountry wrote:
The fact that transmission lines may cross your property is a good reason to call for location services before trenching even if your personal utilities are far from the excavation site.
Ok. It's just quite a surprise to call 811 but then when they come out.. "oh, sorry, we don't do private property." Gee, that's helpful.
I was installing an irrigation system which was only maybe a foot deep at most. Knowing that utilities are deeper, I went ahead and took my chances. Fortunately a natural gas line was already marked from years ago at the property edge.