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Water Line and Utility Line Mapping
Once on site Tomoka asked GPRS to map over a 1,000 lineal feet of the water line so they would be sure where it ran and who would be affected by the water line shut down. They also asked Ground Penetrating Radar Systems to map two different 50’x50’ areas for all utilities so they could be sure no other utilities were affected during the excavation process. Ground penetrating radar is often used for the purpose of mapping utilities such as storm lines, water lines, gas lines, electrical conduits, sanitary forced mains, etc. and this situation was no different. GPR provided a pin point location of the water line over the 1,000 lineal feet in less than 4 hours on site. Tomoka Construction was then able to confidently excavate down to the water line and determine its condition. If you are interested in obtaining more information or a quote please visit out “Contact Us” page for a local representative near you. The picture below shows Chris Moore using ground penetrating radar to double check the water line location.
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Tomoka Construction Co. had a unique problem they were trying to solve for the City of Daytona Beach on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. The City of Daytona Beach wanted to determine the condition of an existing waterline. The water line in questions was a 12” galvanized main feeding a large condominium building as well as several marinas. Tomoka Construction drafted a plan to excavate down to the pipe in two different locations to physically and visually inspect the condition of the water line. As they progressed into the project they realized that the city did not have a definitive location or depth for the waterline. If Tomoka were to dig to uncover the water line (which is assumed to be in poor condition) and were to accidently hit the waterline, even lightly, it could rupture and be a costly repair. Tomoka therefore decided to call Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, a company they have worked with in the past, to determine the precise location and depth of the water line in question.
