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.