8-1-1 Call Before You Dig Hotline Saves Time and Money
22 Mayo 2008 - 9:13AM
PR Newswire (US)
Consumers can call 8-1-1 to prevent damage and injury NORFOLK, Va.,
May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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. Virginia Natural Gas urges
landowners and contractors to dial the toll-free "Call Before You
Dig" hotline, 8-1-1, 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 Robert Duvall, vice-president of Virginia Natural
Gas. Dialing 8-1-1 will connect callers to the Virginia 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. Virginia Natural Gas will mark the surface
locations of buried natural gas lines at the job site, which helps
prevent damage to those facilities. According to Duvall, it is
important for residents and 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 http://www.call811.com/.
About Virginia Natural Gas Virginia Natural Gas, a wholly owned
subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE:ATG), provides retail natural gas
sales and distribution services to 264,000 customers in southeast
Virginia. For more information, visit
http://www.virginianaturalgas.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 North America.
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 http://www.aglresources.com/. DATASOURCE: AGL Resources
CONTACT: AGL Resources, +1-404-584-4000 Web site:
http://www.aglresources.com/ http://www.call811.com/
http://www.virginianaturalgas.com/
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