DuBois & King’s environmental and permitting professionals guide projects through local, state, and federal regulatory documentation, clearances, and permitting. With expertise in documentation, alternative analysis, and resource identification, delineation, and mitigation, our staff provide NEPA, environmental, and permitting services for a variety of assignments, such as large complex transportation projects. We have advanced NEPA documents…
The Alburgh Village Water System (WSID 0005316) uses a surface water intake from Lake Champlain, a water treatment facility, and water mains to supply approximately 400 service connections and a population of 576. The water system included an elevated painted steel storage tank constructed in 1988 that served Alburgh’s Designated Village Center, South Alburgh Fire District No….
The Town and CCRPC wished to explore the feasibility and costs of transforming the Shelburne Village Gateway into a walkable, bikeable, vibrant mixed-use development area. The Gateway is anchored by successful local businesses that draw visitors and generate pedestrian traffic and transit riders. D&K explored opportunities to improve multimodal transportation connectivity. We developed alternatives that…
A recently completed Hazard Mitigation Plan identified flooding as a high risk for the County. Since 1996, approximately 50 flooding events occurred in the County, including flooding from an ice jam in January 2018 and heavy rainfall in August 2018. As a JV team partner, D&K conducted a Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Document (Plan-ED) for…
The goal of the Crescent Connector project was to provide a bypass of the congested Five Corners intersection for south-to-east travelers. The project included complete streets enhancements, parking, an 850-ft segment of new roadway, and 500 ft of roadway enhancement around the east side of Five Corners. D&K served as the lead consultant, designing the…
Located in the downtown core, adjacent to the Village Green, the Fair Haven Park and Ride lot consisted of lightly marked spaces with no separation from the roadway on either side. The large contiguous area of paved surface, lack of pedestrian facilities, and minimal striping provided a low level of service. Frequently used by residents…
VTrans prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Bennington Bypass project and needed assistance creating a Final EIS. Following the completion of the FEIS by D&K, VTrans engaged D&K to design a wetland mitigation site and to assist in the documentation and preparation of permit applications associated with the construction of approximately 10…
D&K provided engineering services for a new $17.5M LEED-Gold-certified five-story residence hall that houses up to 283 students, serving as a benchmark for new construction and renovation projects on campus. D&K provided civil/site design, permitting, topographic and boundary surveys, utilities, and cost estimates. Site improvements included grading, stormwater management system, access road/parking, pavement marking/signage, ADA…
PurposeEnergy, a nationwide renewable energy producer, sought to develop an anaerobic digester and food process treatment facility near Middlebury’s wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) in the heart of the town’s industrial district. The project accomplishes two significant goals: reduce loading from food-process waste to the municipal WWTF and maximize the reuse of waste products through a…