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Gopher State One Call

Before Digging, Go To The Phone and Call Gopher State One-Call

Gopher State One-Call (GSOC) is a nonprofit, state-wide utility notification center for excavation projects in Minnesota. GSOC gathers information from callers who plan to dig. GSOC contacts all utilities who have buried lines in that area. Each utility company then sends personnel to the site to locate their utility lines.

Not only is it important to notify GSOC to prevent personal injury, it is also required by state law. GSOC must "be contacted if digging will be 24 inches or deeper. If the party does not properly contact the agency before they dig, they risk the possibility of electrocution and are also responsible for any damage to the underground power lines as well.

Once GSOC notifies the utility companies about a project, the lines are located and then marked with colored flags or spray paint. Each utility line is color coded for identification purposes. Red is the color indicating underground power lines. Each utility company is responsible for only their lines -- any lines privately installed must be located by a contractor at the landowner's expense.

Please refer to the form below concerning what information you will be asked by GSOC.

Be safe; make the phone call first! It's the law!

Locate Request Form

Note: The above forms are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader. You can download Acrobat Reader free of charge from Adobe's web site. This is a safe, fast and easy installation.