Call Before You Dig

For your safety

To protect the public water and sewer system, property owners are not allowed to dig in any Utilities Right-of-Way. Before you start digging along your property borders -- or ANYWHERE NEAR public utilities located on or around your property -- pick up the phone and dial the N.C. One Call number at 1-800-632-4949!

Generally a Right-of-Way is a piece of property -- whether publicly or privately owned -- where the City has legal access to perform street maintenance or water and sewer work.



To find out whether and where Rights-of-Way are located on your property, check your property deed or visit the Mecklenburg County Geographic Information System.

Any digging outside the Right of Way is the responsibility of the property owner and does not require a call to the One Call Center.



Were lines marked in your neighborhood?

RED ~ Electric Power Lines, Cables, Conduit and Lighting Cables

YELLOW ~ Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum or Gaseous Material

ORANGE ~ Communication, Cable TV, Alarm or Signal Lines, Cables or Conduit

BLUE ~ Potable Water

GREEN ~ Sewer or Drain Lines

WHITE ~ Proposed Excavation

PINK ~ Temporary Survey Markings

PURPLE ~ Reclaimed Water, Irrigation or Slurry Lines