HomeMy WebLinkAboutSafe Digging Month_3.25.14WHEREAS,
THOUSANDS OF TIMES EACH YEAR, THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE IN
TEXAS IS DAMAGED BY THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE UNDERGROUND LINES LOCATED
PRIOR TO DIGGING, RESULTING IN SERVICE INTERRUPTION, ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE, AND THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY; AND
WHEREAS,
IN 2005, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DESIGNATED 811 TO
PROVIDE CONTRACTORS AND HOMEOWNERS A SIMPLE NUMBER TO CONTACT
UTILITY OPERATORS TO REQUEST THE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND LINES AT THE
INTENDED DIG SITE, AND;
WHEREAS,
THE CENTRAL TEXAS DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL, A STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND
UTILITIES IN 12 CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES, PROMOTES THE NATIONAL 811
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THESE DAMAGES.
WHEREAS,
DAMAGE PREVENTION IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY; BY USING SAFE DIGGING
PRACTICES, THE CONTRACTORS AND HOMEOWNERS OF GEORGETOWN CAN SAVE
TIME AND MONEY AND HELP KEEP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SAFE AND CONNECTED;
THEREFORE,
I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS DAMAGE
PREVENTION COUNCIL, THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2014 AS;
Georgetown Safe Digging Month
AND ENCOURAGE CONTRACTORS & HOMEOWNERS THROUGHOUT GEORGETOWN
AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO ALWAYS CALL 811 BEFORE DIGGING. SAFE DIGGING
IS NO ACCIDENT!