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Michigan's One-Call Utility Notification Organization
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At least 3 business days prior to conducting excavation on your property, call MISS DIG at 1-800-482-7171 or by dialing 8-1-1. MISS DIG will notify the public utilities in your area so that they can locate and mark the approximate location of underground lines within your proposed work area. MISS DIG DOES NOT MARK LINES.

You will be asked several questions when you call the MISS DIG System, including:
  • Your name and phone number.
  • The contractor or person doing the work.
  • The geographical location (county, city, village, or township) of the work area.
  • The address where the work will be done.
  • The type of work being done; for example, installing a fence or building a deck.
  • Information about the project area that identifies the boundaries for the utility representatives; for example, locate underground utility lines 100 feet from the north side of the house; locate underground utility lines in the entire yard; or locate underground utility lines in the front yard.
  • When do you plan to dig.

Utility personnel or their contracted locators will arrive on site and mark the approximate location of underground wires. It is likely that more than one locator will mark lines prior to the dig-start date specified on your MISS DIG ticket.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact MISS DIG at 1-800-482-7171 or by dialing 8-1-1 and refer to the ticket number given to you during your initial call.