811 Information

Palmetto Utility Protection Service (P.U.P.S.) is located at 810 Dutch Square Blvd, Suite 320, Columbia, South Carolina 29210.  Its function is to provide its member utilities the necessary information they need to locate lines and pipes prior to excavation in correspondence to the state law.

Anyone proposing to excavate, dig, bore, tunnel, blast, or disturb the earth in any manner in which buried utilities may be damaged is requested to call P.U.P.S. at 811 or toll-free number   (1-888-721-7877) between the hours of 7:30 am (EST) and 5:30 pm (EST), Monday through Friday, 72 hours before starting the proposed work.

To learn about who should use P.U.P.S. and how to use P.U.P.S., click here. P.U.P.S. has many members that provide the user with the digging information prior to excavation. This process not only benefits the member companies but also the users of P.U.P.S. Click here to learn about these benefits.

  New Monthly Ticket Record 70,834 Tickets March 2006