Services

Horizontal Directional Drilling – HDD

Summit Underground had made the decision early on to only purchase newer equipment, with the latest technology. This decision was easy, it allows us to have less down time for maintenance and breakdowns, and more time on site, ultimately meeting our deadlines for our customers. With an ever-growing equipment list, we have directional drills ranging from 20,000lb pullback to 40,000lb pullback. All of our crews are outfitted for any kind of soil they may come across, sand, clay, loam, dirt, cobble, shale, granite, you name it, we can drill it.

Trenching

Every underground crew working for Summit Underground is thoroughly trained on their excavators before they’re sent out to work full swing. Our crews are continually trained on safe digging practices, including trenching around utilities, sloping and shoring, new build, over lay, manhole and basin work.

Plowing

From home service installation to rural broadband infrastructure, Summit can adapt, expand and execute your project needs.

Nano & Micro Trenching

Operations leadership of Summit Underground has years of experience working in high density, overly crowed business districts where the only way to get a new product in the ground is through nano or micro trenching.

Special Crossings

Interstates, expressways, rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, railroads or whatever you may have, Summit likely has done it before. With experienced crews, experienced management, and hand’s on ownership of the project we can tackle your needs.

Construction & Project Management

We understand more than most that a large project, that needs multiple vendors, with multiple specialty contractors can be overwhelming. With Summits distinct ability to scale and rise to the occasion – we can handle your project for you. We offer direct Construction and Project Management, and/or Consultation for utility providers to take the stress off.

In addition to Undergrounds capabilities, Summit Environmental offers a wide range of services that can be the icing the cake.

Vacuum Excavation

Vacuum excavation is a safe, productive, non-damaging excavation method. Our operators and technicians use pressurized water (1,000 to 2,500 psi @ 7 to 20 gpm) delivered through nozzles designed for specific soil types and applications to break the soil into pieces that can be conveyed by high-flow vacuum into the debris (6 to 15-yard) tank. HVE works in all soil types, including clay and frozen ground, utilizing our onboard water heaters.

Pneumatic Vacuum Excavation

Pneumatic excavation utilizes pressurized air (200 psi) delivered through specialized nozzles at high volume (330 cfm) to the ground, which breaks apart the soil so it can be simultaneously transported to the debris (6 to 18-yard) tank. Pressurized air will not damage non-porous materials. This process leaves behind a dry excavation and renders the soil ready for use as backfill.

High Energy Hydro Cleaning

With the ability to deliver ultra-high pressures, ranging to 55,000 psi @ > 12 gpm or high-volume at 800 gpm and all ranges in between, Summit will become a trusted ally when safety, schedules, performance and value are non-negotiable. Our automated tooling delivers cleaning energy where it is needed, while still maintaining the ability to safely perform hand-gun blasting.

Subsurface Utility Engineering

Summit Environmental Services SUE crews utilize electromagnetic and ground penetrating radar to identify underground utilities for a wide variety of industries and types of projects. From preliminary concept and design to construction, our SUE crews have the experience and state-of-the-art geophysical equipment to provide our clients with high-quality results on every job.

Test Holing

“Spot Digging” “Coring” or “Vaccing”. Once the utilities within the designated area have been identified, our crews can continue the subsurface exploration using vacuum excavation. Vacuum excavation is a non-destructive method utilized to expose underground utilities to collect depth and condition information and to verify the size of target utilities. The information collected will be provided to the client in a Test Hole Report.