Online ExclusivesCleaning up the Damage Cleaning up the Damage Seattle utility uses its own fleet of hydroexcavators to help with storm damage cleanup following high winds By Cory Dellenbach September 04, 2015 Filed Under Hydroexcavation Vac-Con Seattle City LIght Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! A Seattle City Light crew works with one of the utility's seven Vac-Con hydroexcavators. The utility recently used the machines for cleanup following a wind storm that hit Seattle on Aug. 29. (Photo courtesy Seattle City Light) Record winds brought down trees, power lines and poles throughout portions of Seattle Aug. 29, creating a mess for utility crews. Seattle City Light, a public utility providing electrical power to Seattle and eight nearby jurisdictions, was hit hard by the storm. The utility,... Please login or register to view Dig Different articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories May 07, 2024 CGA Hosts Conference & Expo in Colorado on Preventing Utility Damages May 02, 2024 AEM Launches Online Safety Toolkit May 01, 2024 Pay Attention to Emerging Employment Law Changes April 30, 2024 NUCA Recognizes Nutter Family Foundation With ‘We Dig America’ Award April 29, 2024 Cat Pumps Model 3560 for Hydroexcavating April 25, 2024 How Much Ventilation Does Your Confined Space Need? Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.