P.U.P.S. is here to assist its members in providing "maximum protection for their buried facilities along with a safe working environment for excavators and the public".
P.U.P.S. is a not for profit corporation owned by it's membership and governed by a Board of Directors. It was formed by it's member utility companies in response to the passage of "The South Carolina Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act" in 1978 #58-35-10.
P.U.P.S. provides a communication service, which enables anyone planning to excavate anywhere in South Carolina to provide notice to its members of that intent. P.U.P.S. provides toll free telephone number (811 or (888) 721-7877) for the excavator to call. As each call is received, it is entered in to P.U.P.S. computer system and the "tickets" containing the location of the excavation and other information are automatically dispatched to each affected member. Upon receipt of a "ticket" the affected members dispatch personnel to mark it's underground facilities in the area of excavation. There is no charge to the caller for this service.
P.U.P.S. is a very crucial part of our members' damage prevention and safety programs. All conversations are recorded and maintained by P.U.P.S. This information is available to P.U.P.S. members upon written request for 3 years.
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