PUC Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners
Plans for Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026
HARRISBURG – A total of 176 disciplinary actions, including 73 education requirements and $169,750 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 118 underground facility owners, excavators and project owners in the latest enforcement actions by the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC’s) Damage Prevention Committee (DPC). These actions were taken during the DPC’s March 2026 meeting.
The next meeting of the DPC is Tuesday, April 14, 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 862 359 842# 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 PUC. 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 …