underground utility locating Articles
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How the City of Tavares, FL utilizes a Vacuum Excavator - Case Study
The City Director came to Phillip Clark, Water Supervisor for Tavares, FL – America’s Seaplane City, with details of a surplus in the budget. “What can we add to our fleet to work smarter and not harder? What out there in the industry is new and innovative?” He asked. Mr. Clark is constantly researching and reading about what is innovative and groundbreaking. He says that ...
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Electromagnetic (EMI) surveys
EMI (EM-34) surveyDesigned and performed an EM-34 soil conductivity (soil mapping) survey of a 26-acre wood-waste landfill in Omak, Washington. This soil mapping survey was designed to detect buried drums at a depth of 60 feet and was augmented by a total-field magnetometer survey. While employed with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), performed approximately 40 ...
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Scanning proposed borehole locations for Utilities case study
Environmental and engineering firms often are tasked with performing soil borings for monitor well installation as part of a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment. This task becomes more challenging when the borings are to be installed in gasoline stations, right of ways or other areas where there are numerous underground utilities that are either unmarked or not properly located. GeoView can ...
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Navigating uncertain ground using the right equipment
Starting with specialization It started with one man and his pickup truck. Tom Banks’ then one-man operation was rooted in specialization. Formed in 2001, Banks Gas Services, Inc. quickly grew from one employee to nearly one hundred. Today the company is a full-fledged gas distribution contractor headquartered in the Pittsburgh area and serving gas distribution companies in Pennsylvania and ...
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