Where We Drill: the Capital Region

Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HDD service area — 12 component counties, principal and satellite cities — The the DC region service area — U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries; cities marked are where crews most often mobilize.

The service area is the OMB-defined Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metro — the District, Northern Virginia from Arlington through Loudoun and Prince William, suburban Maryland from Montgomery and Prince George's out to Frederick and the Southern Maryland counties, and West Virginia's Jefferson County panhandle. Jurisdiction pages below carry the local picture.

Loudoun County

Data Center Alley: the densest data-center ground on Earth, still building.

Fairfax County

The built-out giant: a million-plus people, county-scale systems, retrofit everything.

Montgomery County

Maryland's anchor: federal campuses, the 270 corridor, and bi-county systems.

Prince George's County

The coastal-plain side: soft ground, big systems, and the region's eastern growth.

All component counties: District of Columbia · Arlington · Fairfax · Loudoun · Prince William · Alexandria · Montgomery · Prince George's · Frederick · Charles · Calvert · Jefferson.