News & Insights

  • August 27, 2025
Carlisle SUE

Carlisle Pike SUE Investigation

When a gas utility client planned resurfacing operations along Carlisle Pike in New Oxford, PA, they encountered a common challenge in rural infrastructure: incomplete utility records and a multitude of...

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  • August 27, 2025
Central Allentown

Central Allentown Substation Expansion

When PPL Corporation envisioned expanding their Central Allentown Substation on West Walnut Street, they faced a challenge that has derailed countless infrastructure projects: the hidden maze of utilities beneath their...

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  • August 27, 2025
Uniontown Gas Line

Uniontown Gas Line Investigation

RETTEW provided comprehensive subsurface utility engineering (SUE) services to a local gas company at two critical intersections in Uniontown, PA. Our investigation delivered underground utility identification and verification using Quality...

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  • April 1, 2024
Marine-Corps-Base-Quantico

Marine Corps Base Quantico Wastewater Treatment Plant Utility Clearance

The Marine Corps Base Quantico needed to perform soil borings in 21 locations on its wastewater treatment plant premises. However, the presence of underground utilities posed a risk of damage...

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  • August 25, 2023
VacEx

Air and Hydro Vacuum Excavation

RETTEW performed a complete subsurface utility mapping survey to determine the location of utilities within 50 feet of the path of a proposed fiber optic duct bank around a medical...

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  • December 30, 2020

Bloomsburg Sanitary Sewer CCTV Condition Assessment

The Municipal Authority of the Town of Bloomsburg was experiencing significant infiltration and inflow of stormwater to their sanitary system, which was overwhelming their downstream wastewater treatment facilities. Under budgetary...

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  • June 18, 2019

Steam Line Source Detection

After experiencing abnormally hot water in a potable cold water supply line, an industrial client needed to find the source of a steam leak along a 40-foot length of buried...

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  • April 22, 2019

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Campus Utility Mapping

For decades, key University of Pittsburgh personnel kept the Bradford Campus facilities and construction projects running smoothly by managing and cross-referencing numerous hardcopy and electronic utility plans and maps that...

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  • April 12, 2017

High-Angle Utility Locating

A high-pressure natural gas pipeline located in a right-of-way between two existing pipelines required inspection to evaluate potential flaws and any need for repair. Prior to excavation, the client needed...

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  • April 12, 2017

Midstream Utility Locating Services

A midstream natural gas company operating in Ohio’s Utica Shale region was mapping existing natural gas lines and wanted to protect their established infrastructure and ensure no utility line hits...

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