JULIE works to prevent damage to Illinois underground utilities by connecting homeowners and professional excavators with member utility companies via our free and easy facility notification center.

JULIE works to prevent damage to Illinois underground utilities by connecting homeowners and professional excavators with member utility companies via our free and easy facility notification center.

Enter your own information directly into the locate request form using the same maps and drop‑down tools as JULIE agents. Add attachments (photos or maps of the proposed dig area) — available …

All JULIE member utility companies follow the same color codes below to mark their underground utilities. As an important reminder, JULIE personnel are not utility locators and do not visit dig sites …

Whether you’re planting, building, adding, or fixing anything outdoors, all you have to do is to contact JULIE before you dig. The service is FREE and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Always contact JULIE at least 3 days—but not more than 10 days—before you plan to start digging. When making a locate request, remember that the day of the request, weekends and holidays are …

Starting January 1, 2026, all new and replaced service laterals must be locatable. Learn what this means for your utility and how JULIE can help you stay compliant and protect underground …

Contact JULIE before you dig and stay safe. We perform the vital role of connecting homeowners like you with utility companies so they can mark their underground lines and indicate where it’s safe to dig.

JULIE’s Positive Response is a system that member utility companies will use to communicate the status of a locate request notification to the excavator through a series of codes.

At least 3 days before you plan to start your digging project, submit a locate request to JULIE. You can contact JULIE online at any time…and avoid possible hold times…or you can call 811.