For more help with this issue, see soggy spots that signal a buried line leak, underground pipe leak emergencies, our emergency leak detection overview, and tree roots and underground pipes.
Unknown Line Route Complicates Everything
Secondary buried lines — to guest houses, pool equipment, yard hydrants, outbuildings — often follow routes nobody documented. Repair crews cannot fix what they cannot find. We trace the line's actual path with locating equipment, then mark the break — route and rupture, both solved.