Does planting or removing trees and shrubs present a safety hazard whether or not the activity occurs outside of a utility right-of-way?
A. With proper planning, landowners can avoid potential problems of interacting with utilities’ underground facilities and avoid a serious accident, injury or costly property damage while performing outdoor planting projects. Before beginning your planting project, contact Dig Safely, New York at 811 or 1-800-962-7962 at least two (2) working days, but not more than 10 (ten) working days, so as not to disrupt any underground electric, telephone, sewer, cable or natural gas lines.
