Need to Find Existing Utility
Need to Find Existing Utility
(OP)
I currently began a new project along 3 miles of a creek in San Jose, Ca. Finding the existing utility is the only thing I am lacking at the moment in order to get started. It would be ideal if someone had it available on autocad or microstation files, and in layers for different utilities. Unfortunately it seems as though I will need to go to City Hall and make copies of the existing drawings and files they have. Since this is just a preliminary esign, I don't want to hire a surveyor to find all exisiting utilities (pipes, phone, elec, etc.) for me. Any recomendations on who would be best to contact, or how to go about solving this problem?





RE: Need to Find Existing Utility
RE: Need to Find Existing Utility
The process you are going through is often the only method. Some cities have GIS systems which compile utility maps and they will either plot or may give you a digital file. They are typically digitized or scanned from paper maps, so limited in accuracy. rarely of as-built quality.
you would be best to assume conservative locations and depths of utilities and then pothole selected ones which are costly to relocate or likely to be in conflict
RE: Need to Find Existing Utility
Thank you