Hydrovac excavation, also called hydro excavation or vacuum excavation, combines two systems in one truck: pressurized water breaks up soil at the target location, and a high-powered vacuum extracts loosened material directly into a debris tank. The result is controlled, precise excavation with minimal disturbance to the surrounding area.
Unlike mechanical digging, hydrovac exposes exactly what needs to be exposed – no more, no less. That makes it the safest and most accurate method for excavating near underground utilities, in congested or sensitive areas, or wherever conventional equipment creates unacceptable risk.
Ground Solutions | Hydro serves contractors, municipalities, and project managers across Colorado and the Mountain West with a full range of hydrovac applications:
When you’re working near gas lines, water mains, fiber optic cables, or electrical conduit, the cost of a mistake isn’t just a repair bill, its project downtime, liability exposure, and potentially a serious safety incident. Hydrovac removes that risk entirely.
Mechanical excavation is fast but imprecise. A bucket or blade doesn’t know what’s underground until it hits it. Hydrovac gives operators complete control. The pressurized water cuts through soil precisely at the target area while the vacuum removes it cleanly, leaving surrounding infrastructure untouched. You can see exactly what’s there before anything else goes in.
Beyond safety, hydrovac is significantly faster for precision applications. A potholing job that might take a hand crew an hour takes minutes with hydrovac. A utility daylighting project that could shut down a site for a day can often be completed the same morning. Excavated material goes directly into the debris tank – no spoil piles, no cleanup, no lost time on the schedule.
Ground Solutions | Hydro supports projects across Colorado’s Front Range and into the broader Mountain West region. Whether you’re managing underground utility work in a dense urban environment, a municipal infrastructure project, or a commercial construction site with complex underground conditions, our hydrovac crews show up equipped and ready.
We coordinate directly with your project team to plan the excavation scope, minimize surface disruption, and keep the schedule on track from the first pass to final cleanup.
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