Utility verification
Physically expose a targeted utility location so project teams can verify position and depth.
Hydro Excavation
Expose Utilities With Greater Confidence.
Mark It Private Locating partners with ACM Hydro LLC to provide hydro excavation for precise, minimally disruptive utility exposure. Hydro excavation uses pressurized water and vacuum removal to expose underground utilities at specific locations and can support ASCE Quality Level A utility investigations.
What hydro excavation does
Targeted utility exposure with less disruption.
Hydro excavation uses pressurized water to loosen soil at a defined location. Vacuum equipment removes the loosened material so the utility can be physically exposed for observation and measurement.
This targeted process can help teams verify underground utility position and depth without relying on excavation across a broad area.
- Uses pressurized water to loosen soil
- Removes loosened material with vacuum equipment
- Physically exposes utilities at targeted locations
- Supports coordinated locating and investigation
Where it helps
Useful when a project needs precise physical verification.
Test holes / potholing
Create focused exposures where subsurface information needs direct confirmation.
Conflict investigation
Investigate potential conflicts between existing utilities and proposed work.
Design & construction planning
Bring precise physical utility information into project coordination and planning.
Targeted exposure
Support situations where a specific underground utility must be exposed with minimal disruption.
Quality Level A
Direct exposure can support a Quality Level A investigation.
When a project requires ASCE Quality Level A utility information, physical exposure can provide the utility position and depth observations used in that investigation.
Hydro excavation is one part of that coordinated process; it does not by itself guarantee a complete Quality Level A deliverable.
In partnership with ACM Hydro LLC
A coordinated approach to professional utility exposure.
For projects requiring hydro excavation, we work with ACM Hydro LLC to provide professional utility exposure services as part of a coordinated locating and investigation approach.
Plan the exposure
Does the project require physical utility verification?
Share the project location, target utility, and investigation needs so our team can coordinate the right next step.