Gray Farm, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Holland, Vermont

Working with Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture to improve agricultural water quality, firm staff conducted site inspections, field survey and mapping, soils investigation, preliminary engineering, final design, and construction support services for a new waste storage facility and leachate collection system. Financial assistance was provided through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The project included a new cast-in-place 144-ft-diameter 12-ft-deep concrete storage tank, 115-ft concrete slab Heavy Use Area (HUA), silage leachate containment system, manure transfer and associated pump station, roof drain tile for clean runoff diversion, and an animal trail access. Services included site investigations; soil borings; geotechnical and structural engineering; civil and site layout; and cost estimates. D&K technical staff provided assistance during construction including inspections; shop drawing reviews, engineer’s certification, and final construction report.