Question 1

How many days notice does NB Power need for a locate?

Accepted Answer

NB Power asks for at least five business days' notice before you dig. That request is separate from Info-Excavation's Click Before You Dig service, which needs three working days' notice.

The two locates cover different things. NB Power's locate checks only for NB Power-owned underground power lines, and NB Power notes those lines can be buried as little as one foot underground. The locate is valid for 60 days from the date on the NB Power locate form. Any other cables, pipes or fuel lines on t

Question 2

Who marks the wire I ran to my shed in Fredericton?

Accepted Answer

The wire you ran to your shed is a private line, and it is yours to find and mark. NB Power says it only checks for its own underground power lines and that everything else, including wires you ran to a pool, garage or shed, is the owner's to have checked.

Before any digging near that shed, there are three steps. Submit an Info-Excavation request through Click Before You Dig at least three working days ahead, and the locate is valid until the end date written on your request. NB Power runs its

Question 3

My locate expired before the dig in Fredericton, now what?

Accepted Answer

Stop and get new locates before digging resumes. WorkSafeNB requires the employer to make sure underground lines are located before excavating, and the Energy and Utilities Board's pipeline guidelines call for a new locate once the locate period expires.

Get Both Locates Renewed Before the Machine Moves

Info-Excavation, reached through Click Before You Dig, requires three working days' notice. Its locate is valid until the end date written on the request, and that date has passed, so a fresh

Question 4

Does Click Before You Dig cover NB Power lines?

Accepted Answer

Click Before You Dig is the portal for Info-Excavation, New Brunswick's one-call locate service. NB Power runs its own separate underground locate service and is not part of Info-Excavation. You need to contact NB Power directly, and that request must go in at least five business days before you dig.

The two services cover different things, and neither covers everything. NB Power's locate checks only for NB Power-owned underground power lines. NB Power itself notes that its lines can be buried

Locates & Buried Lines

How many days notice does NB Power need for a locate?

Who marks the wire I ran to my shed in Fredericton?

My locate expired before the dig in Fredericton, now what?

Does Click Before You Dig cover NB Power lines?