We've scanned and marked sites in Ocala, including a paved and landscaped work area off Gainesville Road.
Ground Conditions in Ocala
UF/IFAS describes the limestone under Marion County as sitting anywhere from right at the surface to about 50 feet down. The aquifer here is open to the surface, so slightly acidic rain soaks straight into the rock and slowly dissolves it into cracks, crevices, and sinkholes near the surface.
Up top, the soils run from deep, dry sand to clay-rich ground. The sandy soils common around the city rate high for radar; the clayey ones, some with water about 6 inches down, cut it short. On a farm or a big lot that can change across a single property, so we read the ground as we go and mark both the lines and any soft or disturbed spots worth a second look before you set posts or pour.
What’s Under the Streets in Ocala
Ocala runs most of its own utilities. The city handles water and sewer, with more than 145 lift stations, and its electric utility, in business since 1898, serves more than 59,000 customers over 1,200 miles of line. The city also owns 781 miles of fiber. Two city plants send reclaimed water to the Wetland Recharge Park, and Peoples Gas runs the gas.
In June 2022, an 18-inch sewer force main broke on SR 464 and spilled 595,950 gallons, and in 2023 the city spent $645,000 replacing a corroded force main on SE 17th Street. Force mains run under pressure, so when one breaks, it spills fast. If your trench or bore is going anywhere near one, you want its exact line and depth before you start. That's the job.
We work across Ocala and Marion County, from downtown to the farms northwest of town, plus nearby Belleview, Dunnellon, and Silver Springs.
