Whether planning for budgetary, regulatory, or growth purposes or emergency and long-term post-natural disaster recovery, D&K provides asset management planning (AMP) services to local, state, and federal governments, institutional and commercial entities, and nonprofit organizations. Our project teams develop new asset management programs, update capital improvement plans (CIPs) and complete regulatory-based plans that adhere to…
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 Mad River Valley is a rural though populous region characterized by steep slopes, narrow river channels, and a relatively high level of transportation infrastructure and building stock along valley floors and roads accessing resort areas. D&K worked with the CVRPC to survey the area and develop a study that cataloged the hydrology and hydraulics…
The City of Burlington required a 20-year engineering evaluation of its wastewater treatment plants, collection system, and pump stations; the development of a 10-year capital plan; and consultant services related to wastewater revenue bonds. Satisfying the bond requirements required D&K to provide recommendations regarding (1) operation and maintenance, (2) ways to improve the operation of…
Storm flows from Jewell Brook in Ludlow are controlled by flood control dams (numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5) located in a rural, hilly, largely forested area. Previous evaluations of this system indicated that Site 1 had the potential for overtopping and the spillway design hydrograph would exceed allowable stresses at three of the system’s…
Serving as a training facility for government and other natural resource organizations, the NCTC comprises offices and 25 classrooms on a 500-acre campus. The NCTC hosts groups of up to 300 people and offers courses provided by in-house and visiting natural resource professionals. To support the FWS mission, D&K has provided evaluation and design for…
Waitsfield has long served as a thriving cultural center of the Mad River Valley and includes the village districts of Irasville and Waitsfield Village. The immediate VT 100 corridor primarily comprises shops, gathering places, schools, neighborhoods, and some light industry, but is largely served by septic systems, many of which are in the floodplain and/or…
To maintain operation under its FERC-issued license, the owner was required to furnish a Part 12D Inspection Report to FERC. Serving as the Part 12D independent consultant, D&K’s engineering team reviewed and analyzed performance and design data and conducted a visual inspection of the water retaining portion of the facility, including both abutments, both powerhouses,…
For more than 25 years, D&K has served as an integral partner in the development of Gifford Health Care campuses throughout central Vermont. Working collaboratively with Gifford staff, architects, specialty consultants, and stakeholders, our team’s designs have led or supported the construction of new hospital buildings, independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, dental,…