Wastewater Management Program

What Wastewater Management Program does

The Wastewater Management Program is a regulatory and financing program operated by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), within the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Its core function is issuing water and wastewater permits for soil-based systems with flows under 6,500 gallons per day, potable water supplies, and municipal water/sewer connections across the state of Vermont. Permitting operations are delivered through five staffed regional offices (Montpelier, Essex, Rutland, Springfield, St. Johnsbury) that administer a Licensed Designer Program and an Innovative and Alternative Systems Review function.

The program operates two principal financing products: the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), each capitalized through EPA grants with state matching funds, offering low-cost planning, design, and construction loans to municipal and private community water systems following a three-step funding process. Additional ARPA-funded programs include the ANR Healthy Homes On-Site Program (grants up to $30,000 per homeowner with household income under $80,835) and the ANR Healthy Homes Manufactured Housing Community Program (over $26M for water infrastructure improvements). Digital service offerings include the Permit Navigator self-service tool, the ANR Online Portal, and a publicly accessible Well Completion Reports database.

Revenue flows through a hybrid model combining state appropriations, federal pass-through capitalization grants (CWSRF/DWSRF), ARPA stimulus funding, and transaction-based permit fees effective since July 2015. Customer segments span Vermont municipalities, income-qualified residential property owners, manufactured housing community operators, private community water systems, and licensed designers — with primary technical contacts concentrated in the Water Investment Division and Environmental Assistance Office under Commissioner Misty Sinsigalli.

Name

Wastewater Management Program

Legal name

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Website

https://dec.vermont.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Wastewater Management Program is a Vermont state government initiative within the Department of Environmental Conservation that issues water/wastewater permits for soil-based systems under 6,500 gallons per day and administers State Revolving Fund financing plus ARPA-funded Healthy Homes grants to municipalities, income-qualified homeowners, and manufactured housing communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH)

Keywords

• Wastewater permitting services
• Drinking water financing
• State revolving fund loans
• Onsite septic regulation
• Public health water programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpelier

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF): Low-cost financing to public water systems for planning and capital improvements that improve public health protection and facilitate compliance with the Clean Water Act. Loans provided to eligible municipal or private community water systems.
2. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF): Low-cost financing to public water systems for planning and capital improvements facilitating compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. Loans provided to eligible regulated community water systems and non-profit non-community water systems.
3. ARPA Healthy Homes Funding: American Rescue Plan Act funding ($16 million for on-site systems, $26 million for manufactured housing communities) to provide safe drinking water sources and wastewater disposal systems for Vermonters affected by COVID-19
4. On-Site System Financial Assistance: Grants up to $30,000 for residential property owners with failing or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems. Income-based eligibility requirement of less than $80,835 per year household income.
5. Permit Fees: Fees for wastewater permits effective July 1, 2015, including application fees and exemption forms

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Vermont Wastewater Management Program issues water and wastewater permits for soil-based wastewater systems with flows under 6,500 gallons per day, potable water supplies, and municipal water and sewer connections. It administers the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund financing programs and delivers ARPA-funded grant and loan assistance through the ANR Healthy Homes Initiative for residential and manufactured housing community water infrastructure needs. Operations are delivered through five regional offices statewide, supported by the ANR Online Portal for application intake and fee payment.

Product overview

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's Wastewater Management Program operates as a comprehensive regulatory and financing platform consisting of multiple interconnected programs. The core offering is the Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Program, which issues permits for on-site wastewater systems under 6,500 gallons per day. This core is supported by financing products including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) that provide low-cost loans for infrastructure planning, design, and construction. Additional programs include the ANR Healthy Homes Initiative providing ARPA-funded grants for residential water/wastewater repairs, the On-Site Loan Program for homeowners, and the Village Wastewater Solutions Initiative for rural communities. Digital services include the Permit Navigator tool for permit identification, the ANR Online portal for application submission, and the Well Completion Reports searchable database. The SRF programs follow a three-step process structure (Planning/Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, and Construction), each with defined deliverables and reimbursement schedules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Program: Issues water/wastewater permits for soil-based wastewater systems with flows of less than 6,500 gallons per day, potable water supplies, and municipal water and sewer connections.
• ANR Healthy Homes Initiative

Products and services

• Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Program (WW Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• Failing wastewater system criteria: septic contents backing up into building, exposed to open air, pooling outside home, leaking to water bodies, contaminating water supply
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• NeighborWorks Alliance of VermontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides a visual resource showing the geographic location of alternate funding sources across Vermont for homeowners seeking water and wastewater system assistance.
• Vermont Department of HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on private well water testing requirements and health-related water quality standards for residential water supplies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: State environmental agency that administers parallel water/wastewater permitting, SRF programs, and drinking water protection activities for Massachusetts — directly comparable scope and structure.
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection: Neighboring New England state agency administering comparable wastewater permitting, soil-based system approvals, and water infrastructure financing programs.
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Small New England state environmental agency running overlapping water/wastewater regulatory and financing programs, similar in scale and structure to Vermont DEC.
• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: State-level environmental agency with parallel water/wastewater permitting and state revolving fund programs, comparable to Vermont DEC's mandate.
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services: New England state agency that runs wastewater and drinking water permitting, subsurface system approvals, and SRF financing — the closest geographic peer to Vermont DEC.

Others

• Water Environment Federation: National trade association supporting wastewater professionals; adjacent ecosystem participant that sets standards and provides training for the broader water sector the program operates in.
• USDA Rural Development: Federal partner providing complementary water/wastewater grants and loans for low-income households and rural communities — a financing comparator and ecosystem participant.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Federal capital-grant provider that funds Vermont's DWSRF and CWSRF programs; the regulator and primary upstream capital source for the program's financing operations.

Emerging players

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: State environmental agency with a more developed on-site wastewater and source-water program; useful as a comparator for program maturity and digital permitting infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Larger state environmental agency with substantially overlapping water/wastewater permitting and State Revolving Fund programs, operating at greater scale across New York.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheVermontDEC
• Instagraminstagram.com/thevermontdec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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