Utility Locating for Safer Environmental Borings

When it comes to environmental investigations, boring operations are a critical part of evaluating subsurface soil, groundwater, and contamination levels. At Elite Scanning Group, we provide essential utility locating services using GPR to ensure that soil borings, monitoring well installations, and other environmental fieldwork can proceed safely and efficiently.

The Purpose of Environmental Borings

Environmental borings are commonly used to:

  • Characterize subsurface soil and groundwater conditions

  • Support environmental site assessments

  • Evaluate potential contamination from past industrial or fuel storage activities

  • Prepare for monitoring well installations

Why Utility Locating is Crucial

Before any boring or drilling takes place, it’s essential to know what utilities lie beneath the surface. Elite Scanning Group's GPR utility locating helps environmental teams:

  • Identify and avoid underground utilities (electric, water, sewer, telecom)

  • Prevent line strikes, safety incidents, and project delays

  • Confirm suitable boring locations to meet regulatory and design requirements

We map utilities in both horizontal and vertical orientations to provide a complete understanding of the subsurface environment, helping environmental consultants avoid costly and dangerous surprises.

Supporting All Drilling Methods

Our locating services are compatible with:

  • Direct Push Drilling (hydraulic probing for continuous soil samples)

  • Hollow-Stem Auger (auger flights for deeper sampling and well installations)

  • Rotary Drilling (for deeper or specialized boreholes)

Elite Scanning Group ensures safe access to boring locations, including interior spaces, paved areas, and tight utility corridors.

Trusted by Environmental Professionals

Elite Scanning Group is a trusted partner to leading environmental consultants, engineers, and contractors. Our experienced team works quickly and accurately to identify conflicts and help teams proceed with confidence.

Plan Safer Site Investigations

Whether you’re installing soil vapor probes or advancing borings for groundwater sampling, utility locating is the first step to a safe and successful environmental project.

Contact Elite Scanning Group today to schedule utility locating for your next boring program and build subsurface certainty into your site investigation.

Field Work in Action

GPR Scanning Used to Clear Boring Locations
Accurate markings to confirm borings were clear of utilities and other underground obstructions.

Why Elite Scanning Group?

We bring high-resolution scanning, seasoned field techs, and interpretive insights to every job. Our mission is not just to collect data, but to translate it into decisions that save you time, money, and risk.

With Elite Scanning Group, you get:

  • A track record of success on high-complexity infrastructure

  • A dedicated team of professionals

  • Industry-leading GPR technology

Let's Work Together

Whether you're advancing borings for a environmental site assessment, installing groundwater monitoring wells, or conducting soil vapor investigations, Elite Scanning Group helps you build environmental certainty from the ground down

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