One-Call Underground Utility Locator Legislation

Always, always, call before you dig! Don't assume that you know where all underground utilities are located, and don't assume that city records provide a complete and accurate record of all underground utilities. The statewide one-number locator services apply to everyone digs, including all local government employees. No exceptions. See Chapter 19.122 RCW.

Those statutes were just strengthened by the passage of ESHB 1539 , and now provide that anyone who digs within 35 feet of a transmission pipeline without first calling to have the utilities located is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a $10,000 fine.