SUCCESS STORIES

Successful issues and cases

Cases

Case Result #1 — Mismarked Utility
Case Result #2 — Legal Ticket Proven
Case Result #3 — Private Utility AVR Nullified

Mis-marked water line

Issue: Contractor accused of damaging a mismarked utility.

DPC Strategy: Reviewed photos, ticket scope, marking requirements, and AVR facts.

Result: Violation dropped

Issue: Homeowner accused of damaging a unmarked utility on private property.

DPC Strategy: Reviewed photos, ticket scope, flag location, service line to meter, and AVR facts.

Result: Violation dropped

Picture of a work site vacated by workers

DPC Strategy: Reviewed photos, ticket scope, logbook, and AVR facts

Result: Violation dropped

Issue: Excavator accused of expired ticket

Construction workers repairing underground cables in an urban area under bright lights at night.

PA One Call Advice

  • Non-Payment to hand-dig

  • Saw cutting concrete

  • Nullified AVR due to private utility

  • Mismarked utility was the cause of damage

  • Nullified claim payment

  • Legal ticket was proven

  • SUE violations

  • Cleared violation - proved not excavating

  • Violation nullified and Late Payment Advice

  • Cleared 911 violation

  • Set up office protocol for handling PUC letters

Lobbying

  • NUCA of Pennsylvania (2022-2025)

  • PUCA (2025-Current)

  • ProStar Geo Corp. (2023)

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Promotion of SUE & Geospatial Data Mapping

  • Promoting the use of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) in the planning and design phase

  • Advise for Contractor As-Built data for geospatial mapping

  • 2006 Legislative language added SUE to the Project Owners’ Requirements under the PA Underground Utility Line Protection Act (PA One Call Law)

  • 2024 - The law was to sunset and had to be renewed. Dig Prevention Consulting worked with the various PA 811 Committees to further define the use of SUE on projects throughout Pennsylvania

  • 2025 - Sits on the SUMDEx Board of Directors advancing digital mapping software FREE to all One Call Centers

  • 2025 - Associate member of the national SUE Association

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Damage Investigations / Expert Witness

  • Personal Injury cases - Only represent contractors

(cannot disclose clients)