Underground Service

The process of installing a new underground service to your home is a joint project between you and Benton PUD. We request the following items be completed prior to connecting your service. Once these items are complete, Benton PUD will install your service wire and new meter.

The items to be completed are:

Contact Benton PUD's Engineering Department at 509-582-1230 to request a new permanent service.
Obtain your electrical work permit from the Department of Labor and Industries.
Install your new meter base on the front, or within the front 4 feet of the new structure.
Obtain underground locates and provide a trench to the nearest Benton PUD contact point.
Provide trenching as required.
Install service conduit as required.
Obtain the appropriate electrical inspection.

After the above items are complete, call Benton PUD's Engineering Department at (509) 582-1230 and inform them your service has been inspected, let them know if your trench is open, and if you are ready for your new service.

The following sections are intended to provide clarification and assistance so that you can have power to your home as easily and quickly as possible. If clarification is needed on any of the above, please call the Engineering Department at (509) 582-1230.

Service Line Locaton

Benton PUD strongly recommends that for an underground service, the cable route be through an area that can be dug up. The reason is if the cable ever fails, Benton PUD is responsible for its replacement or repair. The area where the cable and conduit are run may be dug up if the conduit should fail. Benton PUD requires that all services be installed in customer-provided 3-inch Schedule 40 PVC electrical conduit or better.

Also, a minimum clearance of 5 feet must be maintained from any sewer drain field, regardless of the type of construction used in the sewer system.