I would think the small force-main sewer systems would be coming popular like E-One. The expensive gravity main sewers with manholes no longer needed...

I have read GLO notes where the surveyor indicates that he adjusted the length of his chain usually by making it longer to fit a previous range or tow...

I think the "legal survey" establishes the boundary unless taken up the line to the court (disputed). So once that is complete might as well jerk all...

It's not free but MicroStation will save dwg files (also open them and work on them). So if someone sent you a dgn they should also be able to send y...

Just another one of those damn dams. I spent 5 years designing dams for the SCS. So that made me one one those dam(n) engineers for sure. I'm quite ...

Once a pipe is full you no longer have open channel flow. You should be able to use the Mannings formula for full pipe flow.

Thanks for all the replies. If the trees haven't burned, been converted to posts or been dozer chained in the past I expect I'll find them. Actually...

It's just a points list with the individual values. There might be a way to average but I don't know how to do it. I never use or report a CSF (have...

You can get the scale factors for any point(s). Under Reports Select "Points List". But first at the bottom of Reports there is a "Report Options." ...

online surveyingIf you only take online classes then you qualify for the reduction in tuition. It's a hassle every time though (at least for me).Taki...

"Excepting therefrom those portions conveyed in Volume 56 of Deeds at Page 50, being tax 26, Volume 114 of deeds at page 571, being tax 13, and volume...

Who wrote your deed and added the reference to the survey. Why didn't they just use the previous deed description or even the original. Looks like a...

Survey Done Competently But Lines Are In Error?Actually as others have pointed out, the measured bearings on the survey reference "grid" bearings from...

Survey Done Competently But Lines Are In Error?Your POB according to the deeds is:"being the Southwest corner of JoC. Kolback in Lot 6 of said Section...

Just be glad this survey didn't take the positional tolerance all the way back through the original GLO surveys to the initial point. Might have move...

I'd agree. Anybody that farmed it would want the fields kept as split by the ditch. To clear it up I'd go the parties and get them to move the bound...

I use Survey Controller and the "Stake Out Line." Just watch the Station and Offset to keep track of where I'm at. Just finishing a reservoir topo w...

UPDATE - Protecting the CornersThe county has finally broke loose some money for corner location by a surveyor. How many corners can be located and f...

Sort of an UPDATE - Protecting the CornersNot always sure what will fall out when you rattle the cage. I've talked to most of the parties. Didn't ge...