In most states, natural gas industry-supported laws require contractors and private landowners to call the local One-Call number before beginning any kind of digging. With forty-eight hours’ notice, a pipeline operator will locate the pipeline and mark it clearly. Any damage at all to a pipe – even the slightest scratch - could to a leak later on. Whether One-Call has become the law in your stage or not, you can help keep pipelines safe by calling the number on the right-of way makers before you dig.