UTILITY LOCATING EXPERTS
San Diego County Private Utility Locators
Locating Utilities for over 35 years. Safe Site has a wide range of equipment and unparalleled experience (35+ years) which allows us to be more effective than others in the industry. Our technicians are proficient in the operation and interpretation of all types of underground utility locating equipment. Electromagnetic Locators ,(GPR) Ground Penetrating Radar, (C-GPR) Concrete Scanning, CCTV Robotic Crawler Camera, Push Camera, Acoustic Pipe Locator, Fault Locator, Traceable Duct Rodder & Sonde Transmitter, Ferromagnetic Detector, CUES Accurate Mapping Probe & More.
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What Are Private Utilities?
Besides residential homes, other areas where private utility lines are common include closed or gated communities, apartment complexes, schools/universities, hospitals, business/industrial areas, government facilities, etc. Private utilities may include but are not limited to:
- Parking lot or site lights
- Fire mains
- Natural gas, or propane lines to pool heaters, BBQs or secondary buildings
- Nitrogen, oxygen, or other industrial gas lines
- Sewer laterals
- Septic tanks and systems
- Fuel tanks and systems
- Water tanks as systems
- Chilled water lines
- Steam lines
- Electrical, communication, fire alarm, and special systems lines connecting secondary buildings
- Cellular sites
- Storm, roof, or industrial drains
- Irrigation systems
WHEN DO YOU NEED A PRIVATE UTILITY LOCATOR?
Short answer is: Any time you are getting ready to dig on a commercial or residential property, you most likely will be dealing with buried private utilities.
Private utilities are the lines that run beyond the service meter. For example, electrical cables that go from the meter to a house or building would be considered private. To have these marked, you will need to call in a private underground utility locator.
Utility maps are often missing, outdated, inaccurate or incomplete. Safe Site will perform a thorough investigation of the area using a range of specialized tools. These include electromagnetic equipment, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electronic or radio frequency (RF) pipe and cable locating tools & More. In the end, Safe Site will create a complete, high-quality utility sketch at the end of every project.
Here is an illustration, that further clarifies what that means:
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WHAT IS 811?
As defined on their website, www.call811.com, “811 is the federally designated call before you dig number that helps homeowners and professionals avoid damage to vital utility lines”. Such utility lines can include: underground water lines, electrical or power lines and natural gas lines. Calling 8-1-1 will prompt the locate crews to come out and locate public utilities only.
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ARE PUBLIC LINES AND WHICH ARE PRIVATE LINES?
Simply put, a utility company owns and maintains a public utility line or cable. Meanwhile, a property owner owns and maintains a private utility line.
The utility company determines public utility lines themselves, and the maintenance usually ends where the meter of the particular line is. Beyond the meter and up to the building or home, including the backyard is then consider a private utility, for which the property owner is responsible for.
So before you dig, trench, or renovate, the best approach is to call both 811 and a private locator such as Safe Site Utility Locating Services, this will ensure you are covering all bases. Do your part and keep your project safe, avoid possible damage, and avoid striking a utility line that could have disastrous repercussions.
Additional Locating Services
FAULT LOCATING
Identifying fault locations or breaks in lines quickly is critical in getting services restored. Safe Site’s technicians can pinpoint these faults for you with state of the art instruments and expertise unparalleled in the industry.
UNLOCATABLE FACILITIES ( PLASTIC / NONMETALLIC)
When a cable, pipe, or conduit’s presence is known but its location can not be determined using conventional methods they are deemed “unlocatable”. Safe Site has the equipment, knowledge and vast experience to locate that facility in virtually all cases. More specialized equipment is used in these cases including ground penetrating radar, acoustic locators, sondes inserted in pipes and conduits, or physically potholing where necessary. This extra level of protection allows for a safe working site and uninterrupted underground utility locating service.
BEFORE YOU DIG, CALL Safe Site Utility Locating Services LLC
Safety is the most important factor. Before anyone digs on your commercial or residential property, call in the experts. First, dial 811 and notify the public utility locators of your excavation plans. Next, call Safe Site.
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