Typical Applications: Virtually any excavation job that involves existing utilities:

	Underground utility location verifications
	Advanced pre-job surveying and utility mapping
	Vault cleaning
	Manhole and catch basin cleaning
	Debris removal

Description: Vacuum excavation utilizes the kinetic energy of a high velocity air stream to penetrate, expand and break-up soil. Loose soil and rocks are then removed from the hole through the use of a very powerful vacuum. This technique is typically used to create a hole one to two feet square and as deep as required to expose the buried utility.

Limitations: Vacuum cannot move large rocks and boulders greater than 12” in diameter.

Considerations:

	No risk to existing utilities
	More productive than open pit/backfill methods
	Clean and self-contained
	Compact applications

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