Vacuum Digging and Gross Pollutant Traps That Leave You Cleaner Workspaces Using Industry’s

BY AUSSIE HYDROVAC

Vacuum digging, also known as Hydro Excavation or non-destructive digging, is the process of removing mud, dirt, and slurry from a site without damaging subsurface utilities such as electrical and fibre cables, gas and water pipes, fixtures, and sewer pipelines. A high-pressure water jet is used in vacuum digging to cut and break soil. The slurry is then removed using an air vacuum by a vacuum digging services provider.

A positive displacement blower or a fan system is used to create a vacuum source for vacuum digging. When compared to the positive displacement blower, the fan system is easier to use and less expensive. The fan system allows for faster excavations and is lighter, but it is ineffective at greater depths. To create effective airflow for vacuum digging, vacuum excavators use twin or triple air vehicle fans. Positive displacement blowers are preferred for vacuum digging at greater depths.

Keeping your underground utilities functional

Aussie Hydro-Vac Services (AHS) uses advanced vacuum digging techniques that significantly reduce the risk of striking, leaking, damaging, or breaking utilities, which is common with traditional manual digging methods that utilise shovels and excavators. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services ensures that the cost of your vacuum digging is greatly reduced for you, and that downtime for your facility is minimised or eliminated entirely as your underground utilities remain operational.

NO HARMFUL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

The vacuum digging practices of Aussie HydroVac Services make use of internally accredited quality, safety, and environmental management systems, allowing their crew to provide you with a high standard of vacuum digging operations. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services has a fleet of vehicles capable of trenching and excavating safely around existing services such as cables and pipes. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services' vacuum digging method uses no harmful chemicals, making the entire process environmentally friendly.

Utility and gross pollutant traps (GPTs)

Gross pollutant traps (GPT) trap solid waste such as litter and coarse sediments using physical processes. These are commonly used as primary treatment to remove large, non-biodegradable pollutants, typically larger than 5 mm in size, from the water system. Aussie Hydro-Vac Services installs gross pollutant traps to catch stormwater pollution before it enters the waterway. It acts as a filter, retaining litter while allowing water to pass through. The use of Gross Pollutant Traps as a pre-treatment for stormwater harvesting systems is also possible. GPT, on the other hand, must be cleaned on a regular basis to ensure that water can flow through while the collected trash does not leach pollution into the water.

Advanced non-destructive digging solutions

Aussie Hydro-Vac Services also offers non-destructive digging solutions to industries such as drain and culvert cleaning, liquid and solid waste disposal, vacuum loading, industrial cleaning and shutdown, road sweeping, and more.

Aussie Hydro-Vac Services' technical services include cable and pipe location, geotech and pavement investigation, CCTV inspection, surveying services, and more. Hydro excavation, gross pollutant tarp, vacuum digging, and other non-destructive digging services are offered to businesses, industries, and residents throughout Queensland and New South Wales. Please contact Aussie Hydro-Vac Services customer service for information on other regions.

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