Click Before You Dig

Line locates are FREE and NECESSARY

• ​Hitting a natural gas line has a big impact on service!  A line hit can result in members being left without gas service anywhere from an hour to one or more days!  Before you disturb the ground: KNOW WHATS BELOW!

HIT LINES ARE EXPENSIVE!

• You could be liable for the cost of repairs to the line, gas loss, and time spent relighting members.

SECONDARY GAS LINES

• lines installed after the meter going to other buildings or gas fired appliances such as irrigations or grain dryers on the property – THESE LINES ARE NOT THE PROPERTY OF CHAIN LAKES GAS CO-OP and therefore we have no information on the location of these lines.  Chain Lakes will locate secondary lines on a best effort basis only, in conjunction with a submitted locate ticket for Chain Lakes distribution lines.  Please make a note on the ticket if you wish to have Chain Lakes attempt to locate secondary lines.

• Check the proximity of the work area for signs and markers indicating below ground service lines – if they do not show up on the Respondents list on your Alberta One Call Ticket – call Alberta One Call to have them added!
• The most common reason for line hits is because the homeowner or contractor did not have the underground lines located before the start of a project or did not wait for all services to be located before starting.
• The second most common reason is that the line was not properly hand exposed – If your project requires digging within 5 METERS on either side of locate marks, expose the gas line by hand (or HVAC) for 1 meter on either side of the gas line before using any mechanical digging equipment.
• Do not construct any buildings, additions, patios, decks or garden sheds over gas lines, plant trees at least 2 meters away from locate marks.