Port Townsend: Where Does My Water Line Run? I Need to Dig

Why this happens in Port Townsend

Start with a fence, deck or patio going in. Posts and footings go exactly as deep as a shallow service line. Around Water Street and Sheridan Street the housing dates from an 1880s Victorian seaport ringed by mid-century neighborhoods, which makes this the likeliest answer to where is my water line.

Then a shop, ADU or addition. Foundations and new utility trenches cross the existing lines. We've seen it near Sheridan Street more than once, usually on copper on the Hastings Avenue grid.

Don't overlook trees and large shrubs. Planted over a line today, root-wrapped and leaking in fifteen years. On Port Townsend properties from an 1880s Victorian seaport ringed by mid-century neighborhoods it comes up more than you'd think.

Before you call

The sandy outwash under much of the city hides leaks completely; the City bill is the sign.

First steps for where is my water line near Fort Worden: find the meter, the point of entry, the shutoffs and any valve boxes. Call 811 for the public utilities. Get the private lines located before the first hole. Then call; the rest is a locate through clay seams in the uplands, not guesswork.

What happens next

When it's the buried line, the fix in Port Townsend is utility line locating: we document, trace through till toward Discovery Bay at the marked spot on acreage toward Cape George, and gather the fixed points. Marking paint and flags and the mini excavator ride on the first trip so it's finished the same visit.

Cape George, Fort Worden, Hastings Avenue: near any of them, where is my water line gets the same crew and the same equipment. A dedicated trip across the Hood Canal Bridge, day or night, with the mini excavator on the trailer for waterfront near Point Hudson.