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Brown Surveying Services is a fully licensed and insured land surveying company that has a wide range of expertise to complete any task in the land surveying field. We run Trimble field products and can produce accurate and complete .dwg and surface files compatible with Autodesk and Bentley software. With a decade of civil and structural construction experience, Brown Surveying Services can provide construction layout and as-builts in a wide assortment of construction surveys (private, industrial, and municipal clients). As well with working in construction we are licensed in the state of Nebraska to complete any legal boundary/ALTA or FEMA surveying work that requires your project to move forward.

Brown Surveying Services is a fully licensed and insured land surveying company that has a wide range of expertise to complete any task in the land surveying field. We run Trimble field products and can produce accurate and complete .dwg and surface files compatible with Autodesk and Bentley software. With a decade of civil and structural construction experience, Brown Surveying Services can provide construction layout and as-builts in a wide assortment of construction surveys (private, industrial, and municipal clients). As well with working in construction we are licensed in the state of Nebraska to complete any legal boundary/ALTA or FEMA surveying work that requires your project to move forward.

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

Soil testers and licensed excavators are often the professionals you hire if you need a perc test. In some cases, structural engineers will also be able to conduct the test for you. In many municipalities, you’ll need your professional on-site to dig and fill the holes with water, as well as a representative from your local building department or health department. That representative is the individual who will determine whether your test passes or fails.

If you’re planning to dig on your property, you’ll need to check for underground utility lines. Call the national call-before-you-dig 811 number. Once connected to an operator, you can schedule a site visit to mark underground lines. This way, you won’t accidentally dig into pipes and can cause major (read: costly) issues.

A professional land surveyor ensures accurate property boundaries and prevent legal disputes.

There are a couple of ways you can determine the depth of your well. One method is to use a device called a well sounder. This tool has a long measuring tape containing a sensor to alert you once the end reaches the water. 

Or you can DIY it by using a long tape measure with a half-filled bottle of water attached to it. Lower the tape measure into your well. Once you feel tension on the tape, you’ll know the bottle has reached your static water level. This will give you an approximate idea of your well’s depth.

If you can’t find any records online, you’ll need to contact your county clerk’s office to do further research. They should have property records on file, or can at least point you in the right direction of who to contact. You can also speak with your neighbors about when their houses were built because they were likely built around the same time.

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