NAPUA EVENTS
NAPUA Founding Briefings & Discussions
During its Founding Phase, the North American Private Utility Association will host periodic briefings and discussions to introduce its mission, Best Practices framework, and long term vision.
These sessions are intended to clarify the private property gap, explain how NAPUA differs from existing models such as Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), and outline NAPUA’s role in private property risk management, standards development, and industry accountability.
As governance and committee structures are formalized, these briefings will evolve into more structured educational and engagement opportunities.
Founding Discussion Topics
These topics reflect areas under development and discussion during NAPUA’s Founding Phase.
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Why NAPUA Exists
The private property gap in damage prevention and why existing systems stop short. -
What NAPUA Is (and Is Not)
Why NAPUA is not Subsurface Utility Engineering, not a locate service, and not an 811 or One Call substitute. -
NAPUA Best Practices Explained
What Best Practices mean, how they differ from regulation, and why guidance based standards matter on private property. -
NAPUA Guidelines
What the Guidelines are, how they support the Best Practices, and why implementation guidance is necessary in the field. -
Risk Ownership on Private Property
How NAPUA’s risk framework differs from Subsurface Utility Engineering quality levels and why risk does not end at design. -
NAPUA vs Subsurface Utility Engineering
Where Subsurface Utility Engineering fits, where it stops, and how NAPUA governs ground disturbance after design. -
Professionalization, Accountability, and the Role of the Damage Prevention Specialist
Why private locating and private property risk require defined competencies, accountability, and professional judgment.
Registration is open for NAPUA’s Founding Launch Meeting below.
Industry stakeholders are invited to suggest topics for future discussion: