One-Call and private utilities
Lone Star Notification Center
363 N. Sam Houston Pkwy Easy, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77060
800-669-8344 | 713-223-4567
If you need utility lines marked or located, you can call the statewide number 1-800-545-6005 or you may contact a Notification Center directly. You only need to contact one center. That center will relay the information to the other two centers.
Texas Excavation Safety System
11880 Greenville Ave, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75243
800-344-8377
TESS is a non-profit corporation, managed by a Board of Directors elected from the member companies. There are no contracts, no penalties, and no hassles! Members are encouraged to participate in the regular Board meetings. An interested member can also work with the Public Relations or Operating Committees.
Texas One Call System
115 Evergreen Heights Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15229
800-245-4545 | 412-415-5000
Texas One Call System is a computerized notification center. It establishes a communication link between those who dig underground (excavators) and those who operate underground facilities (operators). Texas One Call will notify all members with underground facilities in the area where the excavation will take place. Notification will also be sent to all registered notification centers in Texas.
The One-Call System will not mark private or non-member utilities. The utility locating companies notified by your state One-Call system will locate and mark only primary public utilities, so it's up to you to keep track of what else is on your own property.
Private Utilities are the buried lines after the meter or main lines. If you have a curbside meter then your property will not get marked by One-Call locators. Other buried utilities that generally are not marked by One-Call include but are not limited to: sewer lines, private lighting, sprinklers, fire mains, secondary electric lines to detached garages, and septic lines.