{"id":1541,"date":"2020-03-24T20:17:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T01:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-nbu.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1541"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:29:19","slug":"before-you-dig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/before-you-dig\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Dig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Planning an outdoor project that may involve digging or driving stakes into the ground?  Before you begin, call Texas 811 to avoid hitting unseen underground utilities on your property.  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These can pose a danger to you and your family. For businesses looking to break ground, you are even more likely to stumble across some sort of underground service. NBU wants to be sure you are prepared before you dig.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--orange icon icon-alert\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> At NBU, safety is our number one priority, and here is the &quot;hole&quot; truth: before you dig, even with a shovel, dial 811 and request a &quot;locate.&quot;  <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><p>NBU and other utility providers mark any buried lines so you can know what is below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"about\">\n\t<p class=\"about__title heading--2\">Texas811<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"about__content\">Simply call Texas811 or request to dig via their online portal. It is the easiest way to hold yourself or your business accountable for future excavation projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Learn More\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texas811.org\/\" class=\"about__cta link--underline link--arrow link--underline--animate link--arrow--animate\">Learn More<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-icon\">\n\t<i class=\"callout-icon__icon callout-icon__icon--blue icon icon-callback\"><\/i>\n\t<div class=\"callout-icon__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__headline\"> Have you made your Request for Variance yet? <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-icon__text wysiwyg\"><p>Whether you are building a pool or doing a bit of Spring landscaping, be sure to let us know!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Request for Variance\" href=\"\/request-for-variance\/\" class=\"callout-icon__link btn btn--yellow btn--3d\">Request for Variance<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contacts\">\n\t<div class=\"contacts__title heading--4\">Still Have Questions?<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"contacts__description\">Contractors shall notify the following utility companies 48 hours before excavation:<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"contacts__contacts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"contacts__contact contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"contact__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas One Call\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<address class=\"contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:18003448377\" class=\"link--underline\">1-800-DIG-TESS (344-8377)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understand some of the steps to safer digging and planning through the resources and policies below.<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resources__title\">Policies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"resources__resources\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"resource__icon icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"resource__title\">Structural Excavation and Backfill &#8211; View Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"resource__prompt\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/structural-excavation-and-backfill-policy\/\">View Page<span class=\"sr-only\">: Structural Excavation and Backfill &#8211; View Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"resource__icon icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"resource__title\">Jacking or Boring Pipe &#8211; View Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"resource__prompt\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/jacking-and-boring-pipe-policy\/\">View Page<span class=\"sr-only\">: Jacking or Boring Pipe &#8211; View Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"resource__icon icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"resource__title\">Clearing and Grubbing &#8211; View Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"resource__prompt\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/clearing-and-grubbing\/\">View Page<span class=\"sr-only\">: Clearing and Grubbing &#8211; View Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"resource__icon icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"resource__title\">Trench Safety Systems &#8211; View Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"resource__prompt\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/trench-safety-systems\/\">View Page<span class=\"sr-only\">: Trench Safety Systems &#8211; View Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"resource__icon icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"resource__title\">Rock Berm &#8211; View Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"resource__prompt\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/rock-berm-policy\/\">View Page<span class=\"sr-only\">: Rock Berm &#8211; View Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"resource__icon icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"resource__title\">Concrete Valley Gutters &#8211; View Policy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"resource__prompt\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/concrete-valley-gutters-policy\/\">View Page<span class=\"sr-only\">: Concrete Valley Gutters &#8211; View Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning an outdoor project that may involve digging or driving stakes into the ground? 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