"5 Assumptions" Series - Assumption # 2
Assumption # 2: Assuming That "As - Builts" Are Accurate There are four vital reasons you should not be making this assumption... 1. Many utility prints were not accurate from day one because the util[...]
1. One Call (811) will mark out all my utilities. One Call usually marks only the public portions of the underground utilities. Sometimes they mark elec[...]
Assumption # 2: Assuming That "As - Builts" Are Accurate There are four vital reasons you should not be making this assumption... 1. Many utility prints were not accurate from day one because the util[...]
Today, another boring utility locate was completed. >No fanfare, no celebrations, just a perfectly executed locate! Client’s needs perfectly addressed and communicated
Assumption # 1: Assuming One-Call/Safe-Dig Call Outs Are All You Need There are six key problems with making this assumption..> One-Call is only required to mark the utilities that are owned by the[...]
At 5 AM the alarm rings. And so begins another day in the life of a utility locate technician. The technician showers, gets dressed, prepares lunch, a quick bite and out the door to solve this day’s p[...]
Utility Survey Corp. has been in the utility locating business for over 20 years and we’re often asked if we use X-ray to look for conduits, rebar etc. inside of concrete slabs? The answer is always; [...]
Locating Underground Storage Tanks – Or Not One of the more common requests we get is to locate Underground Storage Tanks (USTs). These can be situated on commercial or residential properties. It ofte[...]
Locating Utilities Under Reinforcement Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) can be a great non-invasive investigation tool to determine conduits and pipes running underneath the reinforcement of a concrete [...]
In thetwenty-five years Utility Survey Corp. has been in business this is one of the worst winters any of us here can recall. Bad as the winter’s been though we’ve never stopped getting out there to l[...]
One of the things I hear often from potential clients who want a utility locating survey performed on a large job site is, “It will only take a day or two because I don’t think there’s much there.” Ho[...]
One of the best uses for electromagnetic induction (EM) is environmental site investigation. In this post, an environmental site investigation was requested on a former 1950's era military facility. T[...]
