

Tuesday, December 21st 2021
Calling 811 prior to digging, as the law requires, ensures
that all public utilities, including electric, gas, telephone, water, and sewer,
will be marked on site. However, did you know that 811 does not mark the vast
majority of underground utilities, which are private utilities, including:
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Past
meter electric and gas (private after the meter in most cases)
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Low voltage control wires
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Chemical lines
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Private alarm wires
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Private irrigation lines
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Process sewers
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Hydraulic lines
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Tanks
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Fire lines
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Oxygen lines
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Product lines
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Chilled water lines
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And many others
Blood Hound's certified technicians utilize the latest and
most accurate conductive and inductive electromagnetic locating equipment, the
same as that used to locate public utilities. To locate underground utilities
and structures undetectable by these traditional locating methods, we use ground
penetrating radar, which employs electromagnetic waves to capture images below
the ground's surface.
These advanced technologies enable Blood Hound's highly
trained technicians to locate private underground utilities with the highest
level of accuracy and efficiency.
In addition to calling 811 before you dig, always call Blood
Hound to locate all private utilities to be safe and prevent costly damages and
delays.