Markings and Locates

Utility marking and locating is a process for identifying and labelling underground public utility mains and cables to protect them from damage during excavation.

Before any digging or excavation can take place, you must notify all utility companies so that they can locate and mark their underground utility. You can arrange for locates of several utilities through OntarioOneCall.ca at 1-800-400-2255. 

Locate markings are good for 60 days, after which time you must have them re-marked.

Different colour paint is used to mark the different utilities. Red for electrical power lines, yellow for gas, orange for communications or signal lines, blue for potable water, purple for reclaimed water, green for sewers, white for proposed construction, and pink for survey markings. 

The City of Windsor, ENWIN - Hydro, ENWIN - Water, and other local utilities use the American Public Works Association Uniform Colour Code (ANSI Standard Z53.1). Markings that locate underground infrastructure are identified in the table below:

Some local utility companies and their associated marker colour are detailed in the table below:

Utility Company	Locate Colour
Bell Canada	Orange
Union Gas	Yellow
ENWIN - Hydro	Red
ENWIN - Water	Blue
City of Windsor - Traffic Infrastructure	Orange
City of Windsor - Street Lighting	Fluorescent Red
City of Windsor - Sewers	Green

The City of Windsor provides locates for traffic, street lighting and sewer infrastructure through OntarioOneCall.ca, 1-800-400-2255.