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Subsurface Utility Engineering Decade in Review
Decade summary
To recap this decade, we have a home for individuals practicing in
the realm of SUE (UESI), a home for companies practicing in the
field of SUE (SUE Association), and a standard suite of engineering
contracts stating SUE and UE are basic services on projects. In
addition, there is a prequalification guide for SUE consultants, a
scope of work checklist for SUE, 3D models, new geophysical tools,
a recognition that SUE requires a team of disciplines, a national
Utility As-Built standard, an updated ASCE 38, and a prescriptive
statute in one state requiring the use of ASCE 38 on projects.
All elements are in place for continued growth of SUE and UE
in the decade to come, although it comes with a price. There will
always be forces that will try to make a dollar over protecting the
public. There will always be persons and professions that feel "left
out" and believe they are owed a piece of the pie even though they
are not willing to work for it, contribute to the knowledge base, or
lead with actions instead of complaints.
Everyone is urged to join in and contribute to the furtherance of
Dependable Efficient Engineering Practices (DEEP). That acronym
was an integral part of the values of So-Deep, which developed this
practice of SUE in 1981. Those values still hold today, even though
So-Deep has long gone the way of mergers and acquisitions, as our
industry undergoes necessary change.
Design firms will have in-house specialists trained and certified
in utility conflict management. ASCE 38 utility investigations will
be specified more, with increased use of multi-channel GPR. 3D
modeling of utilities will become more common, although the "z"
value will need to have its uncertainty visualized somehow. Rights
of Way managers and permitting agencies will start requiring
removal of abandoned facilities during excavation exposures.
There will be more state One-Call design ticket provisions
similar to Colorado's statute. Utilities will be incorporated into
most civil and construction engineering curricula. Clients will
increasingly hold their SUE sub-consultants accountable for
negligent errors and omissions.
Who will make it happen? *
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