Hydro-excavation is a non-destructive method of digging that uses pressurized water to loosen soil and a high-flow vacuum to remove the debris. This allows for surgical precision when uncovering sensitive underground utilities like gas lines, fiber optics, and water mains.

Traditional backhoes and excavators use metal buckets that can easily strike and rupture underground lines. Hydro-excavation uses water, which flows around pipes and cables without damaging them, significantly reducing the risk of utility strikes, service outages, and injuries.

As a division of AIM Locating, Beach HydroVac serves the entire Hampton Roads area — including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, and the Eastern Shore — as well as Richmond and Central Virginia. We also extend services into North Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware for larger infrastructure projects.

Yes. Our advanced trucks can use heated water to cut through frozen ground and high-pressure streams to break up the toughest clay and compacted soils that would be difficult for manual labor or standard machinery to handle.

Absolutely. It reduces the amount of material removed from the site, causes less surface disruption, and prevents the chemical spills often associated with accidental utility punctures. All debris is contained within our vacuum tanks for proper disposal.