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Our Mission is to provide the contractor, excavator, landscaper, or homeowner with the best possible knowledge of public underground lines, and structures to avoid any potential hazards or structural damage when excavating.

Utility Locates aims to prevent damages to underground facilities and to conform with the "Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act", Chapter 556, Florida Statutes (F.S.).

• Responsible for locating and marking, on request, approximately 5,000 miles of underground facilities; includes potable water, sanitary sewer, reclaimed water, fiber optic network, traffic interconnects, and street lighting.
• Provides on-site investigation of damage facilities by excavators.
• Utilizes Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to aid in accurately establishing above ground assets.
• Provides Manatee County with a centralized locating system that facilitates better coordination of employee resources and also improving services for County residents and internal operations.