The Ten Foot Rule

White River Valley Electric Cooperative asks you to remember Missouri's "10-foot rule". The "10-foot rule" requires you to notify your electric service provider before working within 10 feet in any direction from any power line, overhead or underground.

Please call 1-800-879-4056 and speak to one of our White River representatives before you begin working. One call could save your life! Although underground lines are insulated, a shovel or other tool can damage them and cause a shock.

Missouri’s Underground Facility Safety and Damage Act (RSMO 319) makes all excavators responsible to (1) learn the location of all buried utility lines in the work area, (2) avoid damage to these facilities, and (3) notify the proper authorities if you contact or damage buried utility lines.

Missouri House Bill No. 209