Project Overview
SoftDig provided utility mapping and GIS support for the Clearview Landfill project in Eastwick, Pennsylvania. The work supported environmental investigation activities involving extensive soil sampling and groundwater testing.
Clearview Landfill is part of the Lower Darby Creek Area Superfund site, where historical landfill operations resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. Environmental investigations at the site required careful planning and coordination to account for existing underground infrastructure.
SoftDig’s role focused on identifying, marking, and digitally mapping utilities to help protect existing infrastructure during field investigation activities.
Project Challenges
Environmental remediation projects often involve intrusive fieldwork, including soil sampling and groundwater investigations. When these activities take place near existing underground utilities, accurate utility information is essential for planning and reducing the risk of accidental damage.
At Clearview Landfill, the primary challenge was supporting extensive environmental testing while accounting for utilities within the project area.
Utility markouts and accurate mapping were important for helping field teams understand existing infrastructure locations before conducting subsurface investigations.
Utility Markouts & GIS Mapping
SoftDig’s scope of work included utility markouts, field marking, GIS analysis, and digital utility mapping.
The team compiled maps of the project area to document existing utilities and support their protection during soil sampling and groundwater testing operations.
By combining field utility information with GIS analysis, SoftDig provided mapping resources that could be referenced during environmental investigation activities.
This project demonstrates the importance of utility mapping services in Pennsylvania for environmental remediation projects where existing underground infrastructure must be considered before subsurface work begins.
Project Deliverables & Value
SoftDig’s documented work included:
- Utility Markouts: Marking existing utilities to support field investigation planning.
- GIS Analysis: Analyzing utility information within a geographic framework.
- Digital Utility Mapping: Compiling maps of the project area for reference during environmental testing.
- Infrastructure Protection Support: Providing utility location information to help reduce potential conflicts during soil sampling and groundwater testing.
The Clearview Landfill project highlights how utility locating and GIS mapping can support environmental remediation work by improving access to underground infrastructure information.
Through its utility mapping services, SoftDig helped provide the information needed to plan field activities around existing utilities at a complex environmental investigation site.
