Call Before You Dig-Its the Law
One Call
Iowa law states that if you are excavating, including digging, you must call Iowa One Call at least 48 hours in advance (of your digging) in order to minimize the risk of damaging any type of underground facilities (electric, gas, communications/television, water and sewer). Making the phone call can help eliminate the risk of disrupting service, and greatly reduce the potential risk of serious personal injury.
Iowa law applies to professional contractors as well as homeowners, and encompasses a wide array of outdoor projects including:
Installing a fence
Planting trees or shrubs
Terracing or landscaping
Putting in a new driveway
Building a patio, addition, deck, garage, outdoor shed or any similar structure that requires any form of digging
Installing a septic system or water drainage system