(Philadelphia, PA – April 25, 2006) – With the arrival of this year’s spring construction season, the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is joining with the Pennsylvania One Call System to mark this week (April 23-29) as “Pennsylvania One Call Week.”

“We would like to join with Pennsylvania One Call System officials to remind anyone who may be planning excavation work that it is important to call the Pennsylvania One Call System before digging begins,” said Doug Oliver, PGW Director of Corporate Communications.

To prevent accidents, property damage and personal injury, the law requires anyone who plans to dig within the commonwealth (including contractors and homeowners) to give advance notification so that all utility lines in a work area can be located and marked by all facility owners to avoid damage. In Pennsylvania, the number to call, at least three business days in advance, is the Pennsylvania One-Call System at 1-800-242-1776. Additional requirements and information on this law is also available online at www.paonecall.org.

To make more people aware of the One Call System, Home Depot customers in Pennsylvania will receive a free refrigerator magnet from Pennsylvania One Call with their purchase on Thursday, April 27.

Founded in 1836, PGW is the nation’s largest municipally owned natural gas utility, serving a more than a half million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the City of Philadelphia.