Private Utility Locating in Texas
Texas 811 marks utilities owned by participating operators up to the meter or the property boundary. Everything past that point on private commercial, industrial, and campus property is the owner's responsibility. That is what private utility locating covers, before you trench, bore, or break ground.
811 stops at the meter. We start there.
Calling 811 is required before excavation, and it is not a substitute for private utility locating. In most cases, 811 coverage stops at the property boundary or the meter. Private electric, gas, water, irrigation, sewer, telecom, and abandoned utilities on private property are typically not marked by the one-call system.
Commercial sites, campuses, apartment complexes, industrial facilities, and redeveloped properties frequently contain undocumented underground infrastructure. If excavation starts without private utility locating, contractors are often working from incomplete information.
- Private electric service
- Private gas lines
- Private water and irrigation
- Private sanitary and storm sewer
- Private communications and data
- Fuel lines
- Unknown and abandoned utilities
811 covers the utility company's infrastructure. Everything on your side of the meter is on you.
Electromagnetic locating, GPR, and potholing verification
Electromagnetic (EM) locating is our primary method for conductive utilities, including electric, gas, telecom, and tracer-wire systems. Ground penetrating radar is used selectively for non-conductive utilities, unknown infrastructure, and areas where EM locating alone is not enough. See our GPR scanning service for more on that method.
- Electromagnetic (EM) locating for conductive utilities: electric, gas, telecom, tracer-wire
- Ground penetrating radar (GPR) for non-conductive and unknown utilities
- GPS and GIS data collection on every located line
- Potholing and vacuum excavation to verify exact depth and position before critical excavation or boring
- PDF utility maps and KMZ exports delivered after the field work
Built for contractors, engineers, and developers working on private property
Private utility locating pairs with our GPR scanning and concrete scanning services when a site needs non-metallic detection or slab investigation.
Civil Contractors
Private utility locating before trenching, excavation, and utility installation on commercial sites.
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Engineers and Surveyors
GPS-referenced utility locating data, KMZ deliverables, and field support for existing site conditions.
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Developers and Property Owners
Private utility locating before redevelopment, demolition, or infrastructure expansion projects.
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Directional Boring Contractors
Pre-bore utility locating and utility conflict screening before HDD operations on private property.
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