Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners
Plans for Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Meeting
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
HARRISBURG – A total of 500 disciplinary actions, including 201 education requirements and $363,375 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 266 underground facility owners, excavators and project owners in the latest enforcement actions by the Damage Prevention Committee (DPC). These actions were taken during the DPC’s July 2026 meeting.
The next meeting of the DPC is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 9 a.m. Members of the public, the media and others are invited to join the meeting virtually by clicking on this Microsoft Teams event link or by calling into the telephone conference by dialing 267-332-8737, and then entering phone conference ID 336 296 041# to listen to the meeting. The meeting agenda will be made available here.
About the DPC
The DPC is a peer-based group of 13 representatives, nominated by their industry or affiliated organizations and appointed by the Public Utility Commission. Creation of the committee was authorized by Pennsylvania’s Underground Utility Line Protection Law – also known as the “One Call Law.” The focus of the DPC is to reduce the number of “hits” on underground line…