“Where public utilities meet the properties they serve, knowing what’s buried before you disturb the ground is more than a good idea: It is the law and violations are subject to significant penalties. After millions of dollars in damage and fatalities across the country, the reasoning behind the laws isn’t hard to imagine. “Call before you dig” is what’s required, and the established procedures serve to protect everybody, utility owner and landowner alike. But if knowing what’s below is the law for public utilities, shouldn’t that same idea apply to camp’s buried utilities? Without question, it surely does.”

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