The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was awarded a grant for an applied research proposal in response to the Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems Research Projects annual call launched by the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP). The project aims to improve water quality and contribute to the reduction of water pollution in the Lake Champlain Basin through developing and disseminating tools for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems’ (OWTS) site evaluation and design in fine-textured soils.
The State is seeking proposals to:
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- Balance performance and cost effectiveness in OWTS evaluation and design. The State of Vermont permits the use of mound systems in fine textured soils with low permeability and/or shallow depths to seasonal high groundwaters. Mound systems can be very costly, it is imperative to use appropriate soil evaluation and design methods that result in designs that are not either over designed, resulting in excess cost especially for low to moderate income homeowners, or under designed resulting in potential surfacing of treated effluent at the toe of the mound.
- Communicate the findings of this project to stakeholders (licensed designer community, OWTS installers and owners) in continuity of the Outreach and Education efforts of the DEC Wastewater Program.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued by the State. Potential bidders can access the Request for Proposals via this link.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Aleksandr Kragh, aleksandr.kragh@vermont.gov by November 4, 2024 12:00 pm (noon) EDT using the subject line “OWTS FTSoils RFP Questions.”
All proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Aleksandr Kragh by November 22, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT using the subject line “OWTS FTSoils RFP Proposal.”