Low voltage power running under swale drain – could this be a future problem for erosion or when the drain is cleaned out with heavy machinery?
Service locating an industrial estate
It might be difficult to see – flooding rain has caused erosion and exposed the warning tape above a high pressure gas main
Underground utilities make tree stump grinding difficult
LV power running through a paddock
Locating electrical cable on a rural hillside so it can be reinstate after the property was destroyed by a fire a few years ago
Service locating a new estate to help landscapers protect the underground assets
Gas service almost hit by post install – have you service located before driving in posts, not after.
Pipe and cable locating in preparation for tree stump grinding.
Using a traceable duct rodder to identity the direction and depth or storm water pipes before piles are drilled
Inspecting a Cathodic Protection System (CPS) linked to a steel gas main.
Gas pit lid
Inaccessible storm water pit makes life difficult for underground service locators to do a comprehensive job
Inspecting and measuring a sewer system – it was deep, real deep!
Sometimes paint marking isn’t the answer – in conditions where paint wont stand out or might get mown over, we use flags for a longer lasting option of marking pipes and cables
Sometime digging even 1 shovel blade deep can be risky – here we have a water service that is only 200 mm deep.
Locating a a metropolitan nature strip in preparation for excavation and install of a new driveway and crossover
Using non-destructive digging to safely expose a high pressure gas main before excavation starts.
DWB Service Locating
BYDA Certified Service Locator Charlie Euston poses for the camera
Underground service locator poses in Golden Plains Shire in front of wind farm turbines
