Yard Leak Detection & Repair in Commerce City, CO
Licensed Colorado leak detection. Emergency service, day or night, across Commerce City and Adams County.
Call (303) 552-3896A wet patch in a Commerce City yard is almost never directly above the pipe fracture that is causing it. South Platte River alluvial gravel layers under much of Original Commerce City and Adams City transmit water laterally from the fracture point before it surfaces, often 3 to 10 feet away from the actual break. Bentonite clay layers in Commerce City's northern master-planned community areas direct water to the lowest exit point in the yard profile rather than straight up to the surface. Excavating at the wet patch location rather than at the detected fracture location is the most common and most expensive mistake in yard leak repair.
The SACWSD meter test separates potable service line involvement from irrigation lateral involvement before any detection equipment is deployed. Reunion, Belle Creek, and Buffalo Run properties have two SACWSD meters: movement on the potable meter indicates service line loss; movement on the non-potable irrigation meter indicates irrigation lateral loss. Each meter serves a completely separate pipe system, and the detection method differs between them.
Yard Leak Detection
Potable service line detection: close the main interior shutoff, then check the SACWSD potable meter. Movement with the interior shutoff closed confirms the fracture is in the service line between the meter and the house. Acoustic correlation or tracer gas locates the fracture. Colorado 811 utility marking precedes all service line detection work to confirm the service line position and clear adjacent buried utilities.
Irrigation lateral detection: close all zone valves and check the SACWSD non-potable irrigation meter. Zone-by-zone valve activation while watching the meter isolates the failing zone. Tracer gas injected into the failing zone locates the fracture by surface concentration peak.
Sewer lateral detection for a wet patch with an odor: camera inspection from the cleanout access maps the lateral condition and sonar sonde mapping confirms surface coordinates and depth of any camera-identified defect. The odor of sewage or sulfur combined with a wet patch in the yard route of the sewer lateral strongly indicates lateral fracture. Call (303) 552-3896 with the wet patch location, the SACWSD meter result, and any odor associated with the wet area, and we will identify the correct detection sequence before any digging begins.
Call 24/7: (303) 552-3896Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if my Commerce City yard leak is in the service line or the irrigation system?
If your property has two SACWSD meters, check each one separately with the other system off. Movement on the potable meter confirms service line involvement. Movement on the non-potable irrigation meter confirms irrigation system involvement. Properties without a separate irrigation meter in Original Commerce City and Adams City only have the potable supply to investigate.
Why is the wet patch in my Commerce City yard not directly above the leak?
South Platte River alluvial gravel layers under much of Original Commerce City and Adams City transmit water laterally from the fracture point before it surfaces. In northern Commerce City's bentonite clay areas, water follows the downslope profile to the lowest exit point. The wet surface patch may be 3 to 10 feet from the actual pipe fracture.
Can yard leak repairs in Commerce City be done without a full trench?
Yes for most residential yard leak repairs. Pipe bursting replaces a full potable service line using two small access pits. Tracer gas-located irrigation lateral fractures are repaired through a single targeted excavation pit. Trenchless CIPP lining rehabilitates sewer laterals without open trenching along the pipe route.
Related Services
- Water Line Leak Detection & Repair
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- Tracer Gas Leak Detection
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