SC811 - Palmetto Utility Protection Service, Inc.
810 Dutch Square Blvd, Suite 320
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
888-721-7877
Anyone engaging in excavation activities is required to notify underground facility owners prior to the start of the excavation.
The One-Call System does not mark utilities. The One-Call system only notifies participating member utilities. These participating member utilities will not mark private or non-member utilities. The utility locating companies notified will locate and mark only primary public utilities, so it's up to you to keep track of what else is on your own property.
Private Utilities are the buried lines after the meter or main lines. If you have a curbside meter then your property will not get marked by the participating member utility locators. Other buried utilities that generally are not marked include but may not be limited to: sewer lines, private lighting, sprinklers, fire mains, secondary electric lines to detached garages, and septic lines.
No. There will be a service fee for a private locate. The utilites are owned by you and its the owners responsibility to cover the cost to protect private undergound lines.
PALMETTO UTILITY PROTECTION SERVICE, INC. (P.U.P.S.) is a corporation formed and funded by participating utility companies and municipalities in the interest of community and job safety and improved service through damage reduction to the utilities.
