Potholing Services Toowoomba and Surrounding Areas

Use Utility ID for your validation of underground services through our expert potholing techniques.

Why Hire us for Potholing?

Our DBYD certified hydro vacuum excavation service includes potholing, which is the method of physically exposing underground assets through small, excavated holes. This will give you a visual confirmation and positive depth and location of the underground asset to remove the risk of damage and ensure protection against your duty of care.

Potholing through hydro vacuum excavation is the least minimally invasive technique for exposing underground infrastructure and conforms with AS5488 – 2013 Quality Level A in terms of location accuracy, along with the option of trenching. All underground services identified via above ground techniques need to be physically exposed to meet Quality Level A accuracy and adhere to best practice which is required prior to any excavation.

The Utility ID Advantage

By utilising Utility ID’s full end to end service locating facility, from identification to location and then validation, you’ll save time and money and ensure you duty of care is being met. Forget about the hassle of hiring multiple contractors for service locating and potholing. At Utility ID, we do it all. Our team has extensive experience in operating heavy machinery as well as being DBYD certified, providing an industry leading service at competitive rates.

Duty Of Care

We are fully qualified and experienced vac truck operators as well as being DBYD certified. All our work is carried out in accordance with AS5488-2013 ‘Classification of Subsurface Utility Information’ and we work under a comprehensive Work Health and Safety Management System. By engaging Utility ID you are guaranteed you are meeting your duty of care obligations to minimise any chance of damaging underground services.

Tailored to Your Assets

Every site is unique and has different complexities and that is why we tailor our approach to suit your project whilst keeping in line with the utility asset owner’s duty of care requirements. Being DBYD certified we know and ensure the correct hydro and vacuum pressure is used for each asset to safely expose and protect underground services.

Serving the Following Areas

We can provide all your vacuum excavation needs across all areas on the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley, including Toowoomba, Dalby, Warwick, Gatton, Kingaroy, and more. No matter the size of your project, we’ve got you covered.

Other Hydro Vacuum Excavation Services

Potholing

Get visual identification of underground services easily with hydro vacuum excavation. Potholing offers positive depth and location of underground services while removing the potential for damage.

Excavation

Excavate with minimal soil disruption and environmental damage by using hydro vacuum excavation. Use this technique for completing service installations and trenching in tight or complex areas.

Trenching

Use hydro vacuum excavation to dig on sensitive sites or locations where conventional trenching is not possible. Locate underground utilities safely with this special method.

Strip Trenching

Have the ability to strip trench sites that traditional trenching can’t handle. With our hydro excavation services, you can complete more complicated projects and work on more confined digging sites.

Material Removal

Get rid of materials quickly with vacuum excavation’s powerful water and vacuum system. Use it to remove soil, sand, liquid waste, wet concrete, sludge and more without trouble.

Pipe Cleaning

Clean pipes and underground services effectively with vacuum excavation’s high-pressure nozzles. Use it to flush away waste and excess materials inside pipes and other similar assets.

Understructure Boring

Install conduits, pipes, cables and other underground utilities easily with hydro vacuum excavation. This digging technique lets you work under or around established structures with fewer issues.

Other Conduit Work

Complete a variety of conduit work with vacuum excavation tailored to your project. Whether you’re installing rope for conduits or accessing underground utilities for maintenance, vacuum excavation is a great option.

Areas We Service

When it comes to hydro vacuum excavation in the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley, Utility ID’s points of difference cements us as leaders in the industry. We are based in Toowoomba and our vac trucks are ready to service all areas across the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley, including:

Why Choose Utility ID?

We are the only DBYD certified underground service locator to offer in-house hydro vacuum excavation in the region, taking out the hassle of dealing and scheduling multiple contractors, increasing your project productivity, reducing risk and minimising cost.

Our team has decades of combined experience in the actual construction and installation of the underground assets that we now locate and protect. These are the points of difference that cements our position as leaders in the industry.

Have an upcoming design project?

At Utility ID we have a true passion for the accurate survey of underground services and are specialists in servicing the Survey and design industry. We understand the importance of identifying not only the services depth and alignment but also it’s attributes such as size and material type. We know how critical this is for design and how costly a mistake could be once construction phase is reached. If you are a surveyor needing to include the existing underground services layer in an upcoming project, call Utility ID to see how easy the process really can be from start to finish.

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FAQs

Can I hire a Utility ID Vac Truck?

We provide wet hire for all underground service locating and other excavation needs. Our vac trucks come with a DBYD certified locator/operator that has extensive experience in the construction industry and operating large machinery and vacuum excavation units. We do not provide dry hire.

Will backfill and reinstatement be undertaken?

Yes, at Utility ID we ensure all hydro excavated sites are reinstated and that restoration meets the requirements of the utility asset owner(s) and/or local authority. The site is left in a condition such that no safety hazards associated with the service locating activities remain.

What is Potholing and trenching?

Potholing is the means to ‘validate’ buried utility assets by physically exposing them through small, excavated holes. Trenching or strip trenching is the means to ‘validate’ buried utility assets by physically exposing them through narrow trenches. All buried assets should be validated before commencing excavation. Validated assets (potholed and exposed) conform with AS5488 – 2013 Quality Level A in terms of location accuracy.

Underground services that have been located electronically or by GPR also need to be potholed and exposed to meet Quality Level A accuracy which is required prior to any excavation.

In all cases any work in the vicinity of a buried service or utility should be done in accordance with the utility asset owner’s requirements and if applicable any relevant legislation.

By engaging Utility ID you can be assured that all necessary duty of care requirements are followed and met. We have implemented a comprehensive WHS Management System that ensures all hydro excavation activities meet model WHS legislative and regulatory requirements.

Why do I need a DBYD certified Hydro Vacuum Excavation service?

Hydro excavation is used to pothole as the essential 4th step in underground service locating to validate and protect the underground asset. This is industry best practice to ensure all duty of care requirements are met. The use of a DBYD certified locator vacuum excavation service, like Utility ID, minimises the amount of exploratory potholing to save costs and assists in the validation of the correct utility owner’s asset when exposed. Utility ID also ensure the utility owners specific requirements are followed when potholing or working around their assets.

What is Hydro Vacuum Excavation?

Hydro Vacuum Excavation is a non-mechanical and non-destructive digging method that uses water and suction to simultaneously excavate and evacuate soil and debris. It excavates with minimal soil and environmental disruption and protects underground infrastructure. Hydro Vacuum Excavation can also be known as Hydro Excavation or Vacuum Excavation.

Vac truck operators you can trust

If you need a non-destructive digging contractor that provides a comprehensive service at industry leading rates, Utility ID is your top choice. Our highly skilled and DBYD certified vacuum excavation operators will undertake your underground service locating or other excavation needs safely and promptly so you can proceed with your project with confidence. Contact us today to get a quote.