Private utility locating in Edwards, Colorado
Big lots, long driveways, and service runs that can cover hundreds of feet between the road and the house. There is a lot of ground between the meter and the front door here.
Eagle Locates provides private underground utility locating, leak detection and sewer line scoping throughout Edwards and the surrounding area, including Singletree, Homestead, Cordillera, Berry Creek, Lake Creek, Riverwalk and the Squaw Creek valley. We find the customer-owned lines that Colorado 811 does not mark — everything past the meter or point of service, where the responsibility falls on the property owner and the excavator.
What's underground in Edwards
Long private service runs
This is the defining locating challenge in Edwards. On a large parcel the distance from the point of service to the structure can be substantial, and every foot of it is private, unmarked line. The longer the run, the more opportunities there are for it to bend around something nobody recorded.
Cordillera and the gated communities
Large parcels, private roads and extensive private infrastructure, often with outbuildings, gates, wells and secondary structures added over time.
Wells, septic and irrigation on outlying parcels
Out toward Lake Creek and Squaw Creek, properties commonly carry their own well, septic system and irrigation. Tanks, distribution boxes and leach fields are easy to damage and expensive to rebuild, and the permit drawings are frequently approximate at best.
Fast, continuous growth
Edwards has been building steadily for decades. New work regularly crosses infrastructure installed by an entirely different crew a generation earlier.
Services in Edwards
- Private utility locating — water, gas, electric, communications, sewer, irrigation, snowmelt and low-voltage
- Leak detection on buried water services, irrigation and snowmelt loops
- Sewer line scoping with the line located and marked from the surface
- Excavation and site work through Double D Resource Services
- Snow and ice management through Double D Snow Removal
Who calls us in Edwards
Custom home builders, excavators, ranch and large-parcel owners, HOA and property managers across the Edwards area.
Before you dig anywhere in Colorado: notify Colorado 811 at least two full business days ahead. Marks are valid 30 days from the ticket due date or until they are no longer visible, and you must hand dig within 18 inches of any marked line. Then call us for the private side.
What the colors mean
We mark to the APWA uniform color code — the same standard the utilities use on an 811 locate.
Locating in Edwards — common questions
Do you charge extra to come to Edwards?
Edwards is inside our regular Eagle County service area. Call and we will tell you what the job costs and when we can get there — no surprises after the fact.
How soon can you locate in Edwards?
We schedule across the county and can often get out the same week. If you have a firm dig date, call as soon as it is set rather than the day before.
Do I still need to call Colorado 811?
Yes. Colorado law requires notifying 811 at least two full business days before excavating, and it is free. We handle the private lines beyond the meter that 811 does not mark.
Digging in Edwards?
Find out what is down there first. Call and talk to the locator who will be on your site.