Facilities Engineering Division

Welcome to the
Design Section

The Design section assists and directs municipalities through the planning and design phases for wastewater collection system and treatment facility construction or upgrade projects and for combined sewer overflow.

Pollution Control Design Chief:

Lynnette Whitney, P.E.

lynnette.whitney@state.vt.us

(802) 490-6226

Environmental Conservation Facilities Engineer:

Tom Joslin, P.E.

tom.joslin@state.vt.us
(802) 490-6227

New Preliminary Engineering Reports

As of April 2013, USDA and USEPA have adopted a jointly accepted Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) format. This format needs to be used on all FED funded Preliminary Engineering Reports, aka Facilities Plans.

Tools for Sustainability Planning	Tools & Resources for Climate Change Planning
EPA Energy Use Assessment Tool for WWTP and WTP	Extreme Precipitation in NY and New England, An Interactive Web Tool for Extreme Precipitation Analysis
	US EPA Climate Ready Water Utilities

New Environmental Information Documents (EIDs)/ Environmental Reports (ERs)

VT-DWSRF and VT-USDA have accepted the use of an EID form. In the Clean Water program, we are working to revise the form for use in the VT-CWSRF program. In the mean time, we have been encouraging the use of the VT-DWSRF form for Clean Water Projects and have been asking for any additional required information in the EID comment letter.

Mapping Tools for Locating Natural Resources	Guidance Documents & Resources	Special Subconsultants
ANR Natural Resources Atlas	The Growth Center and Growth Management Guidance Document provides guidance for municipalities, consultants, Agency of Natural Resources’ staff and others interpreting the Municipal Pollution Control Priority System Rule. The rule establishes criteria for Agency funding of wastewater treatment facilities. The Guidance Document includes an explanation (types and characteristics) of “growth centers” for the purpose of the rule amendment and state regulatory proceedings associated with any infrastructure improvements. The Guidance Document also identifies and evaluates the effectiveness of local planning and regulatory tools that are available to municipalities to manage growth associated with sewer line extensions outside of growth centers.	Wetlands Biologists
ANR BioFinder		Archeologists

The following are the standard design references and resources used for design of Wastewater Treatment Facilities and other Public Wastewater or Stormwater Infrastructure.

The following is an inventory of Record Drawings for Vermont Wastewater, Stormwater and Drinking Water Projects. If you are interested in reviewing any of these Record Drawing please contact Lynnette Whitney at (802) 490-6226.