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Resolution No, 14-089
RESOLUTION IN RECOGNI'TI®N OF AUGUST 11TH AS NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING DAY
WHEREAS, excavators, homeowners, and professional contractors can save time and money while
making California's communities a safer place to live and work by dialing 811 in advance of all digging
proj ects; and
WHEREAS, the 811 "Call Before You Dig” program is a vital public education and awareness program
dealing with the safety of subsurface excavation, and education is the key to promoting safe digging practices,
and
WHEREAS, the five steps to a safe excavation are: survey and mark, call before you dig, wait the
required time, respect the marks, and dig with care; and
WHEREAS, utility lines are often buried only a few inches underground, making them easy to strike
and cause damage and harm even during shallow excavation projects; and
WHEREAS, more than 170,000 underground utility lines are struck each year in the United States and
approximately 33 percent of all digging damages in the United States result from not calling 811 before
digging; and
EDEA , undesired consequences, such as service interruption, outages, damage to public and
private infrastructure and property, damage to the environment, personal injury, and death, are risked by failing
to call 811 before digging or safely marking utility lines; and
WHEREAS, calling 811 to be connected to a "One Call Center" before digging, respecting the color-
coded lines that demarcate underground utilities, and digging with care around the marked lines will help keep
Californians safe and prevent damages and destruction; and
WHEREAS, as California's economy recovers from the recent recession and the state's economic
recovery stimulates new construction, new construction requires supporting infrastructure, and California's
underground utility infrastructure is jeopardized by unintentional damage caused by those who fail to call
before digging; and
WHEREAS, underground Service Alert of Northern California and Nevada, in cooperation with
California's public and private utilities, provide an effective damage prevention service that protects
California's citizens, communities, public services, environment, and underground facilities at no cost to the
caller; and
WHEREAS, the free notification service provided by Underground Service Alert of Northern
California and Nevada has dramatically reduced the number of accidents causing property damage, personal
injury, and interruption of vital services;
WHEREAS, California public agencies should enforce California Government Code 4216 regarding
safe excavation practices, permitting and civil penalties;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognizes August
11, 2014 as the National Safe Digging Day and encourages all excavators, homeowners, and professional
contractors to call 811 in advance of all digging projects.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California,
this 29h day of July, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES® Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Lambert and Chair Teeter
NOTES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Doug Teeter, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
BY:
Paul a Chief dministrative fffificer and
Clerk o the Board of Supervisors