May Is New Jersey Underground Damage Prevention Month

PSE&G reminds everyone to Dial 811 to Call Before You Dig

NEWARK, N.J., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — May is NJ Underground Damage Prevention Month, and PSE&G is reminding customers, contractors and excavators that they must call before digging to avoid hitting underground gas and electric lines. To make it easy to call, 811 has been designated as the national dialing code to have underground lines located and marked.

Here’s important information to consider:

• Underground gas and electric lines are everywhere, even on individual properties. You can easily damage them if you don’t know where they are. Digging into these lines can disrupt vital utility services and result in costly delays, expensive repairs and environmental or property damage. Worse, you can seriously injure yourself or others.

• Whether planning a major home improvement project or installing something as simple as a fence or mailbox post, a call must be placed beforehand to know where it’s safe to dig.

• Call 811 or 1-800-272-1000 at least four business days before each job to have underground pipes, wires and equipment located. Utility workers will respond and place markers where utility lines are buried, free of charge.

• Be sure to wait three full business days after calling before doing any digging.

• Respect the marks. Always hand dig within two feet of marked lines.

• Not only is it a good idea to call before you dig, it’s the law.

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is New Jersey‘s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serving nearly three-quarters of the state’s population. PSE&G is the winner of the ReliabilityOne Award for superior electric system reliability. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) (NYSE: PEG), a diversified energy company (www.pseg.com).

SOURCE Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G)