CLICK BEFORE YOU DIG, IT’S THE LAW!
AND IT’S ALSO THE RIGHT THING TO DO
Know What’s Below!
![Click the Mouse](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Click-the-Mouse_Resized-1.png)
Who’s Digging?
Click the link below to learn more about what you need to do before starting on your next digging project.
Uniform Color Code
The American Public Works Association (APWA) developed a color code for temporarily marking underground facilities before excavation. The color code encourages all excavators, surveyors and engineers to use these colors to promote and eliminate damages to workers and the general public as well as prevent service interruptions to vital underground utilities.
Marking underground utilities with paint, flags, surface markers and underground marking tapes allows all excavators to understand the types of facilities and the approximate locations and routes of buried lines.
Types of utility markers that are flagged:
![Okie 811 Flags-White](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-White.png)
White
Proposed Excavation
![Okie 811 Flags-Pink](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Pink.png)
Pink
Temporary Survey Markings
![Okie 811 Flags-Red](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Red.png)
Red
Electric Power Lines, Cables Conduit, Lightning Cables
![Okie 811 Flags-Yellow](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Yellow.png)
Yellow
Gas, Oil, Steam
![Okie 811 Flags-Orange](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Orange.png)
Orange
Communication, Alarm, Conduit
![Okie 811 Flags-Blue](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Blue.png)
Blue
Potable Water
![Okie 811 Flags-Purple](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Purple.png)
Purple
Reclaimed Water, Irrigation, Slurry Lines
![Okie 811 Flags-Green](https://okie811.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Okie-811-Flags-Green.png)
Green
Sewer and Drain Lines