Permitting and NEPA

  • Wetland Mitigation, US 2, Segment 1

    The US 2 Segment 1 safety project required permitting, design, and planning services for the mitigation of impacts to nearby habitats. D&K conducted a wildlife habitat assessment and mitigation; identification, design, construction, and monitoring of a wetland mitigation site; permitting services; a site plan and conditional use approval from East Montpelier; coordination with state and…

  • Stormwater for US 7, VT 2A, VT 127

    Stormwater design and permitting assistance was required for the widening and upgrade of approximately one mile of roadway near the intersections of Routes 7, 2A, and 127. The project entailed widening, overlay, and reconstruction, as well as new curbing, drainage, bike lanes, signals, and signage. D&K provided drainage design, hydrologic analysis of stormwater runoff rates…

  • Stormwater, National Life Campus

    The National Life of Vermont campus had stormwater conveyance and discharge systems that flow over steep banks and connect into the municipal system on Memorial Drive. Over time, flow through a section of the corrugated metal pipe began to leak at the joints causing erosion around and undermining of the pipe. D&K evaluated existing conditions,…

  • On-Call Hydro Project Support

    D&K provides civil, structural, mechanical, water resource, dam, environmental, and geotechnical engineering and permitting assistance to support maintenance and upgrades to a Northeast-focused hydroelectric utility. Project types include penstock inspections, power generation and project redevelopment studies, new fish passage systems, fish passage system maintenance, FERC licensing support services, permitting assistance, survey, substation and lattice structure…

  • Hydro & Substation Projects for GMP

    Green Mountain Power (GMP) is a private electrical utility provider that maintains much of Vermont’s electrical distribution and hydroelectric power-generating infrastructure, solar farms, and natural gas cogeneration facilities. As GMP has grown through expansions and small utility provider acquisitions over the past 20 years, D&K has supported approximately 200 projects, and we continue to provide…

  • White River Toyota Dealership Expansion

    Located near the I-89 and I-91 junction, White River Toyota sought to upgrade its dealership lot by adding 359 parking spaces, an internal-use vehicle fueling station, and a vehicle wash facility. D&K provided multidisciplinary design of water distribution, sewer and stormwater collection systems, stormwater treatment and detention pond, parking surfaces, internal sidewalks and connections planned…

  • New Sunderland Town Office 

    For an 11-acre, municipally owned parcel along Sunderland and Pit Roads, D&K provided wetland delineation, design, and permitting services for a new municipal office building. The one-story municipal office building is approximately 3,000 SF and has on-site water and wastewater disposal. Our engineers developed alternative site plans, coordinated with the state and federal regulators, and…