Why Tennessee’s Karst and Variable Soil Conditions Make Traditional Utility Locating Risky

Picture of Tennessee Mountain to show the different soil condition if the state

Tennessee’s underground environment is far more complex than many contractors expect. In fact, East and Middle Tennessee contain some of the most unpredictable subsurface conditions in the Southeast. Limestone bedrock, karst terrain, expansive clay, silt soils, and shifting groundwater conditions can all exist within the same project corridor. As a result, traditional utility locating methods […]