Elizabethtown Gas is joining other utilities, one-call centers and damage prevention advocates across the country to encourage residents to call 8-1-1 before they begin any digging project to prevent injuries, property damage and inconvenient outages.
Calling 8-1-1 connects to New Jersey One Call, which notifies the appropriate utility companies of the intent to dig. Professional locators then are sent free of charge to the requested digging sites to mark the approximate locations of underground lines with flags and spray paint. After making the call to 8-1-1, residents are required to wait three business days. Once lines have been accurately marked, it is important that residents respect and maintain the marks until the digging project is completed. Yellow paint indicates presence of underground natural gas pipelines.
To protect underground utilities and to help ensure that communities stay safe and connected, Elizabethtown Gas is providing homeowners and professional excavators with the following safe digging guidelines:
For information about natural gas safety, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com/safety.
About Elizabethtown Gas
Elizabethtown Gas is one of seven natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Elizabethtown Gas provides natural gas delivery service to approximately 286,000 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. Elizabethtown Gas focuses on delivering exceptional service to its customers every day, and was ranked highest in customer satisfaction with residential natural gas service in the East among midsize utilities, two years in a row, by J.D. Power and Associates.* Elizabethtown Gas also is committed to economic growth and development in New Jersey and was recognized in 2016 with the Economic Impact Award by the Supplier Diversity Development Council. For more information, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com and connect with the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/ElizabethtownGas) and Twitter (Twitter.com/etowngas).
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.6 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in seven states and more than 1 million retail customers through its companies that market natural gas and related home services. Other nonutility businesses include asset management for natural gas wholesale customers and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit Southern Company Gas at southerncompanygas.com.