In
the past, water, sewer, and natural gas were the only common buried
available utilities. Today, this has changed and the underground
landscape has become a puzzle of unseen pipelines, conduits, wells,
storage tanks, vaults, ventilation shafts, drainage facilities, etc.
Electrical and telecommunications services above the underground
utilities have become increasingly vulnerable to storm damage and
premature aging caused by exposure to weather and sunlight. Costly
repairs and maintenance of aerial utility installations have paved a
way for the ever-increasing demand for underground utility contractors in Northern California and other locations.
It
is estimated that about 25% of damage to buried utilities occur
because utility location services were never requested or performed
before excavation. About 50% of damage occurs due to errors on the
part of the excavation teams. These teams either don’t precisely
know where the utilities are located, or they misinterpret the
location data completely. Precision utility locating services can
help avoid damages caused due to improper drilling, blasting or
excavating because they identify the exact location and depth of
buried facilities. They also identify tolerance zones around these
services where excavators must exercise other special measures.
Precision
utility location is a really good idea to implement. The excavators
are legally accountable if they are not able to restore damaged
facilities to safe operation. This fact makes the service to have a
high success rate. Having exact location data alleviates the risk of
damage, and reduces or eliminates unpredictable costs associated with
site excavation.
So,
make use of these services, available through a variety of online
platforms, to locate all underground facilities in a proposed
excavation area. These sites also have experienced individuals if you
are looking for leak detection services.
