When Should You Call a Private Utility Locator?
If you need to excavate into the ground, you would need to locate underground utilities before you can begin excavation. Utility locating service is the process of finding buried gas pipelines, cables, power lines, and other underground services. A private underground utility locator in Colorado uses equipment such as EMI and GPR to detect utility lines. At least, this way, you will find a way to avoid the areas, while excavating. What are considered private utility lines? Private utility lines are the most misleading when it comes to exploring. Sometimes they are not recorded correctly and can’t be found without a line locator. Here are a few examples of private lines: Propane Electrical for outdoor lighting Septic pipes Sprinkler Systems Gas for heated pools, grills, fire pits, etc. Storm drains Power for detached garages and more It may be dangerous to conduct excavation work without locating private utility lines. For instance, if you end-up hitting utility lines, workers and peopl