New Jersey Natural Gas
NEW JERSEY NATURAL GAS REMINDS CUSTOMERS TO PRACTICE SAFE DIGGING ON NATIONAL 811 DAY (8/11)
08/08/2025 - For Immediate ReleaseWALL, N.J. – This August 11 marks National 811 Day, and New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) reminds residents to help keep themselves and communities safe by calling 811 to have underground public utility lines marked out prior to the start of any digging project.
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Underground utility lines are located virtually everywhere; and the depth can vary due to such things as erosion, previous digging projects and uneven surfaces. Any digging project, no matter how small the job may seem, requires a call to 811. In fact, the most common homeowner projects ― such as installing or replacing a fence or mailbox, building a deck, planting or removing a tree or shrub, laying a patio and repaving the driveway ― can result in damage to underground utility lines.
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New Jersey law requires anyone who plans to dig to call 811 at least three full business days and no more than 10 prior to beginning work. This includes excavators, contractors and homeowners. Contacting 811 automatically connects whoever plans to dig with New Jersey One Call, which generates a request to local utility companies to mark the approximate location of their buried lines with paint or flags. Yellow indicates a natural gas line is below. Every project that involves digging requires a markout of underground utilities with a call to 811 or visit to nj1-call.org. It’s free and it’s the law.
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“Safe digging starts before the shovel hits the ground,” said John Wyckoff, vice president of Energy Delivery at New Jersey Natural Gas. “On National 811 Day and throughout the year, we encourage homeowners and contractors to prioritize everyone’s safety by calling 811 before any digging project to ensure utility lines are clearly marked.”
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NJNG encourages homeowners to be a partner in safety by following these steps:
- Always call 811 a few days before the start of any project that requires digging, regardless of the depth or familiarity with the property.
- Plan ahead and call 811 on a Monday or Tuesday for work planned for an upcoming weekend. This will provide ample time for the approximate location of the lines to be marked.
- After an 811 call, confirm all lines have been marked. Yellow indicates the presence of underground natural gas lines.
- Consider moving the location of the project if it’s near the utility line markings.
- If a contractor has been hired, confirm they have contacted 811 for a markout of underground utilities. Don’t allow work to begin if the underground lines aren’t marked.
For more information about 811 and safe digging practices, visit nj1-call.org or 811beforeyoudig.com/.
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About New Jersey Resources
New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company that, through its subsidiaries, provides safe and reliable natural gas and clean energy services, including transportation, distribution, asset management and home services. NJR is composed of five primary businesses:
- New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates and maintains natural gas transportation and distribution infrastructure to serve customers in New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, Middlesex, Sussex and Burlington counties.
- Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar projects, providing customers with low-carbon solutions.
- Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural gas transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural gas services and customized energy solutions to its customers across North America.
- Storage and Transportation serves customers from local distributors and producers to electric generators and wholesale marketers through its ownership of Leaf River and the Adelphia Gateway Pipeline, as well as our 50% equity ownership in the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage facility.
- Home Services provides service contracts as well as heating, central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators, solar and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential homes throughout New Jersey.
NJR and its over 1,300 employees are committed to helping customers save energy and money by promoting conservation and encouraging efficiency through Conserve to Preserve® and initiatives such as SAVEGREEN®.
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