Hydro Excavation at a Glance
- Increased Accuracy. Traditional excavation involves using heavy machinery to clear a path in the earth, either with backhoes or by manually digging.
- Less Dangerous.
- More Efficient.
- Avoids Utility Lines.
- More Eco-friendly.
- Easier Cleanup.
- Less Expensive.
Uses specialized equipment that utilizes water to break up the soil and high air flow vacuum to remove the soil in order excavate non-destructively.
Hydro Excavation also called “soft digging” is used for digging or excavating around utility lines such as gas, water, and electric lines.
This is an efficient, fast and cost effective way of digging around important infrastructure. The high powered vacuum trucks are an effective way of performing non-invasive digging around these essential lines.
- The Safest Excavation Method: Hydro excavation softens and vacuumes up the disturbed soil. It protects existing wires and utilities during the excavation process. TheWater pressure cuts through tough grass and tough soil while posing minimal risk to underground utilities.
- Accuracy: Operators can maneuver around tight quarters with minimal disruption to their environment. Valuable infrastructure, like streetlights, signs, and adjacent utility systems are left intact as the powerful flexible wands allow for removal of the dirt around the lines. This is ideal for hard to reach areas that have limited accessibility.
- For Use Even During the Winter Months: Hot water can be used in hydro excavation systems to heat up and soften frozen soil, allowing construction and repair projects to continue during the cold months.
- Timely Project Completion: Damage to utilities and pipes can cause lengthy and costly delays, hydrovac excavation assures the project is complete quickly and without damage to neighboring structures.
Used at a variety of work sites for construction, repairs, rehabilitation, and inspections
- Debris removal
- Daylighting
- Locating subsurface and underground utilities
- Line installation
- Sign installation
- Pole installation
- Potholing
- Sewer inspections, repairs, and rehabilitation
- Trenching and slot trenching
