COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dominion Energy contractors are back in Columbia neighborhoods on Monday, November 9, trimming trees along overhead power lines from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the City of Columbia.
The distribution line work covers 16 areas. Crews are slated for Central Rosewood, South Kilbourne, Chestnut Hill Plantation and Laurel Hill, along with Granby Hill, Olympia and the area around Riverfront Park. The list also includes Eau Claire, Northwood Hills, Seminary Ridge, Windemere Springs, Ridgewood and Monticello, Hyatt Park and Keenan Terrace, Colonial Park, Earlewood and Skyland.
Certified arborists from the city Forestry and Beautification Division keep watch over the contract crews. Under the trimming guidelines, vegetation is cleared within 8 to 12 feet below and beside the lines and as much as 20 feet above them, with cuts made to International Society of Arboriculture standards using ANSI A300 pruning methods so the trees can put out new growth.
The stated goal is safer, more reliable electric service. Some locations will also see re-conductor work, which brings new poles and new wire.
Residents with questions can call the utility at 800-251-7234, or the city forestry office at 803-545-3860, to talk before crews arrive, and the utility runs a website that tracks the trimmers in real time. The city also says crews will begin trimming transmission lines back to earlier cuts within the next few weeks, on Rosewood and on Garners Ferry Road.
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