Underground Utility Contractor in Des Plaines, IL

Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, with an estimated 58,832 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 14 square miles of land.

The four kinds of line

Most requests involve one of four kinds of buried line, and each has its own logic.

Water lines are pressurized, so they can follow the ground and change direction with fittings; the concerns are material, depth, valves and a sound connection at the main or the meter. Sanitary sewer lines run by gravity, which means their slope matters as much as their route, and a repair has to keep the line flowing at the right grade. Storm sewer carries runoff from inlets and roofs, and is often larger pipe with structures along the way. Power conduit protects cables between a source and a building, and its route is usually chosen to avoid the other three.

A Des Plaines request that names which of these is involved, and whether it is new work or a repair, already answers our first question. We work for homeowners, businesses, industrial sites, developers and public owners.

JULIE, permits and the surface

Before digging, a locate request goes to JULIE, the Illinois one-call center, so that the owners of buried facilities can mark them. In streets and parkways the right-of-way owner sets conditions for the opening and its restoration. On private property, the owner decides how lawns, drives and paving are put back, and it is worth saying so up front.

Des Plaines and nearby communities

Places close to Des Plaines include Elk Grove Village, Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge, Rosemont and Niles. We serve those places just as we serve Des Plaines.

When you send a request, include the address, the kind of line, what has gone wrong or what needs adding, and any drawings or inspection results. We will ask for anything else we need.