On November 7, the Public Utility Commission webcast the first meeting of the PA One Call Underground Utility Damage Prevention Committee.

The Committee was created by Act 50 of 2017 and tasked with the reduction in the number of hits on underground utilities, including natural gas and other pipelines, by construction and other activities.

The DPC will meet regularly to review alleged violations of the Act and make determinations as to the appropriate response including, but not limited to, the issuance of warning letters or administrative penalties.

Click Here for a list of Committee members.

The next meeting of the Committee will be on December 11.  Click Here for a scheduled of meetings in 2019.

For more information on the program, visit the PUC's PA One Call Enforcement webpage.

(Photo: Backhoe on fire after hitting a natural gas gathering pipeline.)

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