Resources
At CST Utilities, we proudly serve both commercial clients and residential property owners with trusted, expert-level utility services. Our Resource page is built to support your planning process with a curated collection of downloadable content—including case studies, pre-construction checklists, utility project planning charts, company news and press releases.
Whether you’re a contractor, developer, or homeowner, these resources highlight our capabilities as a commercial utility contractor and our continued dedication to residential utility support. Use this page to explore our experience, streamline your next project, and learn more about how CST delivers safe, efficient, and compliant infrastructure solutions.
Before You Bore: The Complete Guide to Directional Drilling
Learn how to plan smarter, cut costs, and avoid delays on your next underground utility project.
Directional boring (HDD) is the safest, cleanest, and most efficient way to install utilities underground — but only if your team is prepared. This free guide from CST Utilities walks you through everything you need to know before you break ground.
- Benefits of boring vs. trenching
- Key questions to ask your contractor
- Factors that affect cost and scheduling
- Real-world results from projects like yours
- A step-by-step project checklist
Be Prepared Before You Dig: Your Hydro Excavation Checklist
Save time, reduce risk, and keep your project on schedule with this free step-by-step guide.
Hydro Excavation is one of the safest, most precise ways to expose underground utilities — but success starts before the first shovel of soil is moved. Contractors and municipalities who prepare their sites and teams in advance can prevent costly delays, protect budgets, and ensure a smooth partnership with CST Utilities.
This free checklist highlights the most important steps to take before your next hydro excavation project:
- Define your project scope clearly
- Gather and share as-builts or maps
- Confirm timelines and site access
- Assess soil conditions and site logistics
- Notify stakeholders and brief your crew
When you arrive prepared, CST Utilities can take it from there — handling the heavy lifting with certified crews, serious equipment, and decades of experience.
The Utility Locating Playbook
Prevent delays, reduce risk, and protect your budget—before you break ground.
Every successful underground project starts with one step: accurate utility locating. Mistakes in this phase can derail timelines, inflate costs, and put crews at risk.
This free guide gives municipalities, contractors, and cooperatives the tools to:
- Understand why accurate locates are the foundation of every project
- Avoid the costly risks of outdated or unreliable methods
- Streamline scheduling, communication, and compliance
- Choose a locating partner you can trust
Don’t let these mistakes cost you—book CST before you dig.
Before You Bore: The Complete Guide to Directional Drilling
Learn how to plan smarter, cut costs, and avoid delays on your next underground utility project.
Directional boring (HDD) is the safest, cleanest, and most efficient way to install utilities underground — but only if your team is prepared. This free guide from CST Utilities walks you through everything you need to know before you break ground.
- Benefits of boring vs. trenching
- Key questions to ask your contractor
- Factors that affect cost and scheduling
- Real-world results from projects like yours
- A step-by-step project checklist
Be Prepared Before You Dig: Your Hydro Excavation Checklist
Save time, reduce risk, and keep your project on schedule with this free step-by-step guide.
Hydro Excavation is one of the safest, most precise ways to expose underground utilities — but success starts before the first shovel of soil is moved. Contractors and municipalities who prepare their sites and teams in advance can prevent costly delays, protect budgets, and ensure a smooth partnership with CST Utilities.
This free checklist highlights the most important steps to take before your next hydro excavation project:
- Define your project scope clearly
- Gather and share as-builts or maps
- Confirm timelines and site access
- Assess soil conditions and site logistics
- Notify stakeholders and brief your crew
When you arrive prepared, CST Utilities can take it from there — handling the heavy lifting with certified crews, serious equipment, and decades of experience.
The Utility Locating Playbook
Prevent delays, reduce risk, and protect your budget—before you break ground.
Every successful underground project starts with one step: accurate utility locating. Mistakes in this phase can derail timelines, inflate costs, and put crews at risk.
This free guide gives municipalities, contractors, and cooperatives the tools to:
- Understand why accurate locates are the foundation of every project
- Avoid the costly risks of outdated or unreliable methods
- Streamline scheduling, communication, and compliance
- Choose a locating partner you can trust
Don’t let these mistakes cost you—book CST before you dig.
Case Study: Reliable Utility Locating for a Growing Electric Cooperative
When reliability, communication, and compliance matter most, CST Utilities delivers.
When Consolidated Cooperative expanded its electric, gas, and fiber services across eight Ohio counties, locate requests skyrocketed—and timelines tightened. Past contractors struggled to keep pace, putting projects and compliance at risk.
That’s when CST Utilities stepped in. With certified utility locating, hands-on leadership involvement, and clear communication, CST became a trusted extension of the co-op’s internal team.
CST’s responsiveness eliminated costly delays, reduced damages, and freed up internal resources for high-priority projects—all while staying within budget.
For Consolidated Cooperative, CST proved that the right partner can make all the difference between managing growth and thriving through it. Read all of the details in our case study.
Case Study: Reliable Utility Locating for a Growing Electric Cooperative
When reliability, communication, and compliance matter most, CST Utilities delivers.
When Consolidated Cooperative expanded its electric, gas, and fiber services across eight Ohio counties, locate requests skyrocketed—and timelines tightened. Past contractors struggled to keep pace, putting projects and compliance at risk.
That’s when CST Utilities stepped in. With certified utility locating, hands-on leadership involvement, and clear communication, CST became a trusted extension of the co-op’s internal team.
CST’s responsiveness eliminated costly delays, reduced damages, and freed up internal resources for high-priority projects—all while staying within budget.
For Consolidated Cooperative, CST proved that the right partner can make all the difference between managing growth and thriving through it. Read all of the details in our case study.
