Excavator bucket digging a deep trench in compacted earth

Serving San Diego & Southern California · 20+ years underground

Trenching & excavation
done right.

Sewer, water, dry utilities, drainage, and dirt work for commercial and residential projects — dug to the line, built to pass inspection, backed by CA License #1123320.

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20+ Years of experience

#1123320 California license

4× Certified — MBE · SBE · DBE · ELBE

San Diego Serving San Diego & Southern California

What we do

Excavation services,
end to end

One licensed contractor for the full underground scope — from the first sawcut to the final lift of compacted backfill.

New green sewer pipe installed in an open trench alongside a concrete structure

Sewer Systems

Mainline sewers, manholes, grease traps, septic tanks, and lift stations — installed and maintained to spec.

Crew member installing a water line riser in an open utility trench on a construction site

Water Mains

Domestic and fire water lines, backflows, FDCs, hydrants, and new connections to municipal water systems.

Deep utility trench with crew installing conduit through reddish Southern California soil

Dry Utilities

Trenching and installation for electrical and communication conduit, plus gas line excavation and backfill.

Large excavated retention basin graded and prepared for a drainage system

Drainage Systems

Storm drain piping in PVC, HDPE, and RCP, plus Modular Wetlands, StormTrap structures, and biofiltration basins.

Excavator bucket digging a precise foundation pit on a commercial construction site

Custom Excavation

Tailored excavation for footings, foundations, pools, and small grading projects — dig to the line, first time.

Rehabilitated roadway with fresh base and paving at sunset in Southern California

Demolition & Rehab

Concrete and asphalt demolition, removal, and rehabilitation — out with the old surface, in with a finished one.

Andres standing on the tracks of an excavator in a safety vest and hard hat

Meet Andres

24 years in the dirt, and proud of it

Since 2000, Andres has built his career underground — subdivisions, lift stations, highways, industrial sites, and municipal street improvements across Arizona, Utah, and Southern California. Risen Excavation is that experience, working for you.

Certified Minority, Small, Disadvantaged, and City of San Diego Emerging Local Business Enterprise.

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Where we work

Serving Southern
California

Based in San Diego, working across Southern California. If your project falls inside the boundary, we cover it — and we're happy to talk about jobs just beyond it.