3D Models and Digital Twins
Transform complex utility and infrastructure data into accurate, defensible 3D models that support better planning, design coordination, risk management, and decision-making.
Utilities and Infrastructure Services
Utilities and infrastructure services underpin modern society by delivering essential resources such as water, energy, and communications. These services rely on interconnected assets that must perform safely, reliably, and continuously. Kiwa supports utility providers and infrastructure service operators with independent expertise that helps manage risk, demonstrate compliance, and support resilient infrastructure networks.
What We Do
Kiwa provides comprehensive services to support underground and above-ground utility systems. We identify and depict utility locations and attributes based on records research, field investigation, site conditions, and project-specific accuracy requirements.
Our teams integrate technical, regulatory, and engineering knowledge with advanced tools and data quality workflows to deliver tailored solutions that support the planning, design, inspection, and risk assessment for electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas utility assets.
Why This Matters
Utility service disruptions can result in significant safety risks, public, business, and regulatory impacts, and economic consequences. Accurate and reliable utility information supports risk‑mitigation planning and is essential to maintaining system resilience and service continuity.
How Kiwa Delivers Value
Kiwa delivers system-level insight based on our multidisciplinary expertise, combining engineering, geospatial insight, and field validation.
This integrated approach provides utility owners and project teams with reliable insights for informed decision-making, improved coordination, and reduced risk across complex infrastructure systems.
- Reliable utility data for design and construction
- Early identification of utility conflicts
- Improved safety and system protection
- Integrated design and constructability support
- Verified quality and regulatory compliance
- Lifecycle insight for utility systems
Who We Serve
Clients we serve include:
Public and private utility owners and operators
Across electricity, telecommunications, natural gas, water, and wastewater systems.
Infrastructure service providers
Regulators
Developers
Asset owners
Our services include
As Built Documentation (ASCE 75/CSA S250)
Professional support for accurate as-built documentation, ensuring compliance with ASCE 75 or CSA S250 standards for engineering and construction projects.
Chamber and Maintenance Hole Modelling
Accurate 3D chamber and maintenance hole modelling that provides detailed, survey-grade information for design, planning, asset management, and utility coordination projects.
Cross-bore Prevention and Verification
Protect critical underground infrastructure and reduce HDD-related risk with CCTV-based cross-bore prevention and verification services from Kiwa T2.
Dye Testing
Kiwa T2 provides Dye Testing services to verify sewer connectivity, helping property owners, developers, and engineers identify where private sewer connections discharge into municipal infrastructure.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Accurate GIS mapping and asset data management solutions that help municipalities, campuses, and industrial organizations better understand, manage, and plan underground infrastructure.
Inflow and Infiltration Investigations
Identify and confirm the location of groundwater entering sewer systems with inflow and infiltration investigations that support data-driven rehabilitation and asset management decisions.
LiDAR and Mobile Mapping
Capture accurate, detailed, and comprehensive spatial data with LiDAR and mobile mapping solutions that support planning, design, construction, asset management, and infrastructure decision-making.
Maintenance Hole Condition Assessment (MACP)
Gain a clear understanding of the condition of your maintenance holes and chambers with standardized MACP inspections that support asset management, rehabilitation planning, and regulatory compliance.
Marker Ball Installations
Simplify future utility locating and verification by installing marker balls on difficult-to-detect underground infrastructure.
Overhead/ Aerial Asset Inventories
Accurate mapping and documentation of overhead utility infrastructure to support planning, design, utility coordination, and long-term asset management.
Private Locates
Identify and mark privately owned underground utilities before excavation, construction, or site development activities begin.
Public Locate Project Management
Comprehensive management of public utility locate projects, ensuring safe excavation, regulatory compliance, and efficient project delivery.
Sewer Lateral Condition Assessment (LACP)
NASSCO-compliant sewer lateral condition assessments to help asset owners understand the condition, performance, and rehabilitation needs of service lateral infrastructure.
Sewer Mapping
Accurate sewer mapping that helps owners, engineers, and project teams understand the location and orientation of non-linear sewer infrastructure.
Site Characterization Support
Kiwa T2 provides advanced geophysical investigations that help clients understand subsurface conditions, identify anomalies, and make informed environmental, remediation, and engineering decisions.
Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Investigations (ASCE 38)
Professional investigation and analysis of above-ground and underground utilities to provide reliable utility information following the ASCE 38 that supports safer, more informed project planning and design.
Tracer Wire Verification
Verify tracer wire continuity and connectivity to help support accurate future locating of non-conductive underground utilities.
Tree Root Mapping
Advanced geophysics helps identify and map shallow tree root systems, supporting informed tree management decisions and reducing conflicts with planned construction or existing infrastructure.
Underground Storage Tank Investigations
Identify potential underground storage tanks with confidence using non-invasive Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) investigations that help reduce uncertainty and support informed property decisions.
FAQs about our Utilities and Infrastructure Services
Does Kiwa support multiple utility types?
Yes. Kiwa works across diverse utility and infrastructure services.
Can Kiwa support compliance with sector regulations?
Yes. Regulatory alignment is a core focus of our work.
