Western Washington Office

We cover Seattle and the wider Puget Sound area for private utility locating. Public utilities get marked when you call 811, but everything past the meter stays unmarked unless someone locates it. That is the work we do.

Ground conditions around Seattle and the Puget Sound

The recurring constraint on Puget Sound sites is utility density. Older neighbourhoods and tight urban lots put a large number of services in a small area, and that congestion obstructs signal and makes separating targets harder. Our reports also note rocky soil and dry ground causing poor grounding for electromagnetic locating, and side sewers frequently lacking clean-out access, which limits where a sonde or push rod can be introduced. Foundations, walls, landscaping and existing structures all affect what can be swept and how accurate the result is.

Read more: GPR scanning and side sewers in Seattle.

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