Underground Utility Contractor in Athens-Clarke County, GA

Athens-Clarke County is the largest place in Clarke County, with an estimated 128,691 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 116 square miles of land.

Rentals, campuses and shared housing

Where many people rent, underground problems often reach the contractor through a landlord, a property manager or an institution rather than the person who noticed them. That adds a few steps to an otherwise ordinary job.

For a rental or shared property, the request should cover:

• which units or buildings are affected and what the tenants have reported;
• who can approve the work and its cost;
• how tenants will be told about shutoffs or blocked access;
• any inspection results from a plumber.

For an institutional campus, the facilities department's drawings and outage procedures shape the work, because many lines are private and buildings must stay in use.

In both cases the technical work follows the usual sequence: a Georgia 811 locate, exposure of nearby lines with hydro excavation, repair or replacement by trench or, beneath walks and drives, by directional drilling, and restoration.

We also work for owner-occupiers, businesses, developers and public owners.

Georgia 811

Under O.C.G.A. Title 25, Chapter 9, a locate request goes to Georgia 811 before excavation. The law sets the notice at no less than two and no more than eight business days, with the count starting at 7:00 a.m. on the next business day; a ticket is valid for 30 calendar days.

Communities nearby

Winterville, Hull, Watkinsville, Arnoldsville, Bogart and Bishop are near Athens-Clarke County. We work in each of them as well.

Property managers can include the units affected and the preferred times for any shutoff; others can start with the address and a description. We follow up with questions.

If a plumber has already inspected the line, include the findings; they often show where the problem is and how deep the line runs.