Safety

Electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater are essential to daily life but they also come with significant risks. By making safety our top priority, we protect lives, ensure reliable service, and maintain the trust of our community. Here are some ways in which you can ensure utility safety in your home and in the community.

Transformer Boxes

Everything you need to know about that electric transformer box in your yard

Trees and Powerlines

Tree branches and powerlines can be a dangerous mix! Learn what to watch out for and how to handle it if you spot a tree that's too close to an electric line.

Call before you dig / Llama antes de excavar

Know what's below. Call before you dig!
Sepa qué hay debajo. Llame antes de excavar.

Power Outage Information

Power outages are unpredictable and can occur at any time. Make sure you are prepared!

Living Safely With Natural Gas

DPU's Living Safely With Natural Gas is a comprehensive brochure for the whole community. This important information is available in both English and Spanish.

Vivir con Gas Natural de la DPU es un folleto completo para toda la comunidad. Esta importante información está disponible en inglés y español.

Don't Flush That

Avoid costly clogs in your home's pipes, our community's sewer pipes, and our wastewater treatment plants.

Sewer Backup Prevention

Sewer backups can be expensive to remediate and can have adverse public health implications! It is important for property owners to make sure their structures are protected from these costly backups.

DPU's Safety Culture Vision

DPU seeks to create a safety culture where employees practice safety every hour on the job, while no one is watching, because they want to and not because they have to. To create this safety culture, DPU employees believe in:

Putting safety first
Leading by example
Establishing and enforcing a high standard of work performance
Briefing or tailgating before every job
Making work and safety suggestions