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Facilities Engineering
Division
The Facilities Engineering Division administers grant and loan programs for municipal pollution control and water supply construction projects. The division also performs financial audit functions for these projects. Please contact Winslow Ladue, Financial Management Chief, Facilities Engineering Division, for more information at (802) 654-8953. Also, please see the Financial Management Section home page for further details. IMPORTANT: Vermont Clean Water Intended Use Plan Meeting
The public meeting will be held March 14, 2012 in the Pavilion Auditorium in Montpelier, Vermont. The meeting is planned in coordination with the Drinking Water Intended Use Plan meeting which is scheduled from 1:00 – 3:00 pm on March 14th. The Clean Water meeting will follow the Drinking Water meeting and will begin between 2:00 and 3:00 pm. As parking may be limited, participants may want to park at the Dept. of Labor and use the free shuttle service, see: http://bgs.vermont.gov/sites/bgs/files/pdfs/BGS-SEC-GMTAShuttle.pdf The Vermont Clean Water Intended Use Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2012 explains how the State will use federal funds this year, see draft attached. The State anticipates receiving a Federal Clean Water grant for Fiscal Year 2012 and using these funds for projects listed in the 2013 Pollution Control Projects Priority List. At this time the State has not received final funding levels and guidance for the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 grant and will send out an updated Intended Use Plan when this information is received.
State Fiscal Year 2013 Pollution Control Projects Priority List and Planning List for 2014 to 2017 The Pollution Control Projects Priority List is adopted each year to identify municipal pollution control projects qualifying for available funding through the State Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. The Pollution Control Projects Planning List is adopted each year to identify municipal pollution control projects and funding for the second to fifth year of the planning cycle. The Priority List identifies projects and expected funding levels for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2013 (7/1/2012 to 6/30/2013). All projects requesting funding for preliminary engineering and final design (Steps I and II) are scheduled to receive loans in SFY 2013. Continuing projects and projects with higher priority points are scheduled to receive funding for construction in SFY 2013. Projects with lower priority points are scheduled to receive funding for construction in later years. Experience has shown that not all projects scheduled to use the CWSRF in SFY 2013 will use construction funding in SFY 2013. This results in funding becoming available to projects not currently on the list to receive construction funding. Municipalities are encouraged to continue with final design plans, as construction funding may become available later on in SFY 2013. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund provides loans for qualifying projects. State grants may also be available for qualifying projects as noted below. Projects that may be funded include the following: Refurbishment projects - Include improvements and renovations that are necessary to enable the treatment facility and/or pump stations to continue to operate efficiently and meet present discharge standards for another twenty to twenty-five year design period. Combined Sewer Overflow projects - These projects address problems caused by sewers that carry both wastewater and stormwater, and become hydraulically overloaded during rainfall events. This results in overflows to surface waters that are in violation of state and federal standards. State grants may be available for 25 percent of eligible costs. Phosphorus Removal projects - State statute prohibits most discharges to the drainage basins of Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog that contain a phosphorus concentration in excess of standards, and requires that phosphorus effluent limits be implemented in any drainage basin where needed to meet the requirements of a total maximum load document or attain compliance with water quality standards. These projects are needed to meet existing phosphorus discharge permit limits. State grants may be available for eligible costs. Dry Weather Flow projects - These are projects which abate pollution that occurs during dry weather periods, when systems are not stressed by rainfall events (see CSO discussion). Examples are the construction of a collection system and new treatment facility to eliminate direct discharges to surface waters, or the extension of a sewerage system to collect the flows from failing septic tank or leach field systems and convey them to an existing treatment facility. State grants may be available for eligible costs. Enlargement projects - Upgrades of current facilities to handle increased wastewater flows or organic loading resulting from existing or planned municipal growth. Sewer Line Replacement projects - Upgrades of existing sewer lines to address aging infrastructure and limited capacities. Sewer Line Extension projects – Construction of new sewer lines in areas previously not served by municipal sewers. Stormwater/ Green Infrastructure/ Non-Point Source projects – These projects store and/or treat stormwater flows which impair surface waters. In addition, projects using natural landscapes and/or plantings to manage wet weather flows to maintain and restore natural hydrology may be funded. Non-point source projects may address discharges to groundwater in leach fields. Water/Energy Efficiency or Environmentally Innovative projects – These projects deliver equal or better services with less water, such as installing water meters, recycling water use, and /or addressing leaks. Energy efficiency projects reduce energy consumption at eligible water facilities or produce clean energy for these facilities. Environmentally innovative projects demonstrate new and/or innovative approaches to managing water resources in a more sustainable way. Other - Represents projects that do not neatly fit into the categories above. The timeline for this year’s Intended Use Plan is:
Please let us know if you have questions, Winslow Winslow Ladue Financial Management Section Chief Facilities Engineering Division Department of Environmental Conservation http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/fed/fms.htm 802 654-8953 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) LOAN & State Grant APPLICATIONS:
CLEAN WATER and DRINKING WATER PAYMENT REQUEST Information (Post ARRA):
ARRA Clean Water Payment Request Information:
ARRA Drinking WaterPayment Request Information:
Environmental Review Determinations:
Categorical Exclusions Issued:
Otter Valley Union High School Categorical Exclusion February 26, 2010 PDF, 2,392 KB
Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Issued
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DEC 
Facilities Engineering Division 103
South Main Street, Laundry Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-0511
Tele: 802-241-3737
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