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Avoid hitting underground facilities! Let us know when and where you're digging (call 811 or use our online services) and we'll notify our member utility companies so they can mark their lines, pipes or cables near your job site. This is a FREE service. Sunshine 811 is a call center and educational resource for Florida’s excavators, underground facility owners and operators, and any other stakeholders wanting to prevent excavation damage to underground facilities.

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