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Service 02

Private utility locating

Locate private utilities that may not be included in 811 markings.

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When to call for this

  • Digging, trenching or boring on private property
  • Fence, pool, footing, landscaping or irrigation work
  • Locating power, gas, water, sewer, irrigation or communications lines
  • Finding private lines beyond a meter or service point

Method

What we do on site

We trace accessible conductive utilities and tracer wire with electromagnetic equipment. Direct connection is preferred when it is safe and practical; clamp and induction are used when appropriate.

Utility GPR adds an independent search for metallic and nonmetallic targets. A radar response alone does not identify what a target is or what it carries, so the methods are compared and qualified.

Deliverable

What you get

  1. Surface markings in the agreed work area
  2. Photographs of the completed markings
  3. A record of scope, methods, findings and limitations
  4. Mapping or written documentation when included in the quote

The boundary

What this can’t tell you

No locating method detects every buried line. Material, depth, access, grounding, interference, soil and surface conditions affect the result.

Private locating supplements and does not replace the required 811 notification. The work covers the agreed area and the conditions present on the service date.

Contact

Tell us what needs to be located.

Send the address, work area, target, surface and planned work. We will confirm the appropriate scope.

Call High Desert · 915-216-7360