8-1-1 Call Before You Dig hotline saves time and money Consumers can call 8-1-1 to prevent damage and injury

May 22, 2008

Union, N.J. – May 22, 2008 – Springtime is here and many property owners and professional contractors are taking advantage of the warm weather to undertake landscaping and outdoor projects that require digging or excavating. Elizabethtown Gas urges landowners and contractors to dial the toll-free “Call Before You Dig” hotline, 8-1-1, three days before beginning a project.
 
“Exercising caution when digging around gas lines is important, not only for personal safety, but also to help us maintain safe and reliable gas service,” said Don Carter, vice president of Elizabethtown Gas.
 
Dialing 8-1-1 will connect callers to the New Jersey One Call damage prevention center. This quick and efficient one call center notifies the appropriate local utilities, which then send locate technicians to the requested site to mark the approximate location of underground lines. Elizabethtown Gas will mark the surface locations of buried natural gas lines at the job site, which helps prevent damage to those facilities.
 
According to Carter, it is important for residents or contractors to call before beginning any outdoor project. “Safety is good business and even small, do-it-yourself jobs using mechanized equipment should be marked to prevent possible injury and costly damage,” he continued.
  
For more information about the 8-1-1 service visit www.call811.com. 
 

About Elizabethtown Gas

Elizabethtown Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources, provides natural gas delivery service to more than 266,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey. In operation since 1855, the company serves parts of Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and Mercer counties. For more information, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com

About AGL Resources AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves more than 2.2 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout the nation. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.  
  
 
Contact:  AGL Resources         
               Tami Gerke 
               Office: 404-584-3873 
               Cell:  404-558-2307 
                tgerke@aglresources.com