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Damage prevention leaders roundtable
The societal cost of utility damages was a staggering $30 billion last year, according to the 2019 DIRT report, and is only expected to rise. Excavation volume is increasing, locates are becoming more costly, and external threats like severe weather are becoming more frequent and more intense. Additionally, COVID-19 protocols like social distancing are complicating damage prevention work.
Despite all of this, leading utilities including Southern Company and Puget Sound Energy have reduced their infrastructure damages. Watch this roundtable discussion to learn their damage prevention best practices.
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Speakers
![Erika_Hunter](https://www.urbint.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/anticipate/2020/Erika_Hunter.jpg)
Erika Hunter
Damage Prevention Program Manager, Puget Sound Energy
![Emeka_Igwilo](https://www.urbint.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/anticipate/2020/Emeka_Igwilo.jpg)
Emeka Igwilo
Chief Data Officer, Southern Company Gas
![Isaac_Weathers](https://www.urbint.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/anticipate/2020/Isaac_Weathers.jpg)
Isaac Weathers
Damage Prevention Consultant
![headshot-lindsay-jenkins-urbint](https://www.urbint.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/images/leaders/headshot-lindsay-jenkins-urbint.jpg)
Lindsay Jenkins, Moderator
VP of Strategy and Technical Operations, Urbint