Vacuum Excavation
Digging Near Buried Utilities
In Florida, utilities have a tolerance zone which runs 24-inches from the utility's outside edges. The flags and paint in the pictures below mark buried utilities showing the approximate location of the actual utility. Vacuum excavation, or soft digging, is the safest and most efficient method to dig within this tolerance zone.
Explore damage prevention information, local contacts and rules for safe digging in Florida.
No Dig
Vacuum excavation is an efficient NO-DIG process of applying pressurized water or air to break up soil and debris around sensitive infrastructure.
This non-destructive method, (applications include potholing, daylighting, slot trenching or softdig), safely uncovers water, gas, electric, telephone and fiber-optic transmission lines or softly dig around sensitive areas.
