Contact Information

Neil Kamman, Division Director

Strategic direction, supervision of management staff, and development of policy for water investment, including targeting of resources to highest-value pollution control opportunities. Coordination of interagency and cross-organization policy and initiative development, and legislative support. Development of Clean Water Service Delivery Act initiatives.

Eric Blatt, PE - Director for Engineering

Supervises Division chiefs and staff. Develops proposed Rule and Statute changes relating to water infrastructure and capital expenditures, and provides related testimony at the legislature, participates in Department Management efforts, resolves technical and eligibility issues within the Division.

Vacant - Administrative Assistant

Provides office administrative support to this Division and two others.

David Webb, PE - Section Chief, Environmental Engineer

Supervises Agency Facilities Section staff and works to develop engineering designs for Agency infrastructure projects.

Develops engineering designs for Agency infrastructure projects. Duties include development of basis of design, approval and issuance of final plans and specifications, bid assistance, construction oversight, project closeout. Also provides planning level engineering and technical assistance to Agency programs.

Jennifer Gilbert, PE - Environmental Engineer

Develops engineering designs for Agency infrastructure projects. Duties include development of basis of design, approval and issuance of final plans and specifications, bid assistance, construction oversight, project closeout. Also provides planning level engineering and technical assistance to Agency programs.

Vincenzo Riva, PE - Environmental Technician

Conducts Topographic Surveys, produces site plans utilizing CAD and GIS, and assists Facilities Engineering with development of Project Specifications, permit acquisitions, estimates and budgets, staging procurements, and conducts construction site layout, project construction phase oversite, and other duties as assigned.

John Roman - Environmental Technician

Conducts Topographic Surveys, produces site plans utilizing CAD and GIS, and assists Facilities Engineering with development of Project Specifications, permit acquisitions, estimates and budgets, staging procurements, and conducts construction site layout, project construction phase oversite, and general Project Management as assigned.

VACANT - Environmental Engineer

Conducts Topographic Surveys, produces site plans utilizing CAD and GIS, and assists Facilities Engineering with development of Project Specifications, permit acquisitions, estimates and budgets, staging procurements, and conducts construction site layout, project construction phase oversite, and general Project Management as assigned.

VACANT 

Conducts Topographic Surveys, produces site plans utilizing CAD and GIS, and assists Facilities Engineering with development of Project Specifications, permit acquisitions, estimates and budgets, staging procurements, and conducts construction site layout, project construction phase oversite, and general Project Management as assigned.

Emily Bird - Program Manager

Manages the Clean Water Initiative Program. Serves as the State of Vermont Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator, coordinating nonpoint source management activities statewide; overseeing the Clean Water Initiative Program’s tracking and reporting functions; and coordinating with other State agency staff and partners in tracking clean water progress.

Hank (David) Ainley - Environmental Analyst

Springfield Office
Conducts inventories, mapping and assessment of municipal stormwater and municipal wastewater collection infrastructure. Maintains mapping and geo-location equipment. Enters data into and manages an ArcMap stormwater infrastructure geodatabase; queries, programs and troubleshoots ANR ERP GIS problems. Assists with illicit discharge detection efforts.

Claire Madden - TMDL Tracking and Accounting Coordinator

Coordinates the development and implementation of clean water project tracking and accounting methodologies for TMDL reporting. Oversees data management in the Watershed Projects Database. Coordinate the development and communication of Clean Water Initiative Program report. Supports the administration of Clean Water Initiative Program funding programs.

VACANT - Nonpoint Source Tracking and Accounting Coordinator

Coordinates and reporting of clean water project data and progress towards meeting water quality goals. Oversees the Clean Water Initiative Program’s tracking and reporting functions. Serves as the Vermont Nonpoint Source Coordinator, tracking results of nonpoint source projects implemented statewide reporting to EPA

Sarah Coleman - Vermont Coordinator to the Lake Champlain Basin

Provides program coordination between the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC), the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for development, administration, tracking, and reporting of clean water projects.

VACANT - Environmental Scientist

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Gianna Petito - Clean Water Initiative Grants Coordinator

Responsible for coordination of funding opportunities available through the Clean Water Initiative Program as well as coordination and progress tracking of projects.

Marli Rupe - Agricultural Water Quality Section Chief

Responsible for assisting with development and implementation of agricultural projects, programs and funding within the Clean Water Initiative Program. Responsible for agricultural water quality issues, technical assistance and agriculture program coordination.

Jill Sarazen - Green Infrastructure Collaborative Coordinator

Facilitates all aspects of The Green Infrastructure Collaborative (GIC), a partnership between Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC) to combine efforts to bridge the gap between research, extension, and application of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) and natural asset management in Vermont.

Lauren Sopher - Lake Champlain Basin Program Grants Manager

Assists with the management and administration of the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) State of Vermont grant from the U.S. EPA; creates Request for Proposals (RFPs), and grant and contract agreements; develops grant monitoring systems; serves as Technical Project Manager for LCBP-funded projects; and helps track and account for clean water projects.

Rachel Wood - ARPA Clean Water Coordinator

Serve as the Program's primary consultant to coordinate with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) program leads to meet state-required clean water performance reporting requirements. Provide general support for the development, implementation, operation, and communications of annual clean water funding initiatives.

McKimmy - Clean Water Communications Specialist (ECO AmeriCorps)

Assists with program communications including email, social media and data visualization.

Ben Green, PE - Section Chief, Dam Safety Engineer

Administer the Dam Safety Program under 10 VSA Chapter 43. Review applications to construct or alter dams, conduct inspections, and perform other regulatory functions. Oversee operation, maintenance, and capital projects at 14 Department owned Dams. Work with dam owners regarding dam construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal.

Steve Hanna - Dam Safety Engineer

Administer the Dam Safety Program under 10 VSA Chapter 43. Review applications to construct or alter dams, conduct inspections, and perform other regulatory functions. Assist with operation, maintenance, and capital projects at 14 Department owned Dams. Work with dam owners regarding dam construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and removal.

Andrew Sampsell, PE – Dam Safety Engineer

Assist with dam safety program duties including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, inspections, policy, hazard classification determination, assist with operations and maintenance at State owned dams, and other related functions.

Russell McGinnis - Dam Safety Engineer

Assist with dam safety program duties including State dam asset management, operations and maintenance at State owned dams, Dams Inventory management, inspections, policy, hazard classification determination, and other related functions.

Jeff Fehrs, PE - Engineering Program Manager, CWSRF Program Manager

Roger Bergeron - Chief Construction Engineer

Mentors construction engineers. Reviews Step III engineering scopes of service, final design plans and specifications for biddability and constructability for projects funded by CWSRF and DWSRF, monitors DBE efforts, Davis-Bacon pay requirements, and AIS requirements, attends monthly project meetings, bid openings, and project milestones.

Hugo Martínez Cazón, PE - Pollution Control Design Engineer

Reviews engineering scopes of service, preliminary engineering reports, environmental information documents, and final design plans and specifications for projects funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and performs NEPA environmental review and pollution control design assistance.

Lynnette Claudon, PE - Chief Pollution Control Design Engineer, Engineering Planning Advance Project Lead, Clean Watersheds Needs Survey Coordinator, and Chair Village Water and Wastewater Committee

Reviews engineering scopes of service, preliminary engineering reports, environmental information documents, and final design plans and specifications for projects funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Vermont Pollution Control Grants, select Clean Water Initiative Grants, and performs NEPA-like environmental review and pollution control design assistance. Vermont Clean Watersheds Needs Survey Coordinator. Engineering Planning Advance Program Lead, Village ARPA Program Lead, performs outreach and technical assistance to unsewered communities. Division Records Liaison back up.

Emily Hackett, EI - Environmental Engineer

engineering scopes of service, preliminary engineering reports, environmental information documents, and final design plans and specifications for projects funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and performs NEPA environmental review and pollution control design assistance. Technical Project Manager for Village ARPA Grants.

Donald Haddox - Construction Engineer

Reviews Step III engineering scopes of service, final design plans and specifications for biddability and constructability for projects funded by CWSRF and DWSRF, monitors DBE efforts, Davis-Bacon pay requirements, and AIS requirements, attends monthly project meetings, bid openings, and project milestones.

Cynthia Parks, PE - Construction Engineer

Reviews Step III engineering scopes of service, final design plans and specifications for biddability and constructability for projects funded by CWSRF and DWSRF, monitors DBE efforts, Davis-Bacon pay requirements, and AIS requirements, attends monthly project meetings, bid openings, and project milestones.

Nathan Shaffer, PE - Construction Engineer

Reviews Step III engineering scopes of service, final design plans and specifications for biddability and constructability for projects funded by CWSRF and DWSRF, monitors DBE efforts, Davis-Bacon pay requirements, and AIS requirements, attends monthly project meetings, bid openings, and project milestones.

Winn Wilson - Environmental Engineer

Technical Project Manager for ARPA CSO Grants. Reviews engineering scopes of service, preliminary engineering reports, environmental information documents, and final design plans and specifications for projects funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Vermont Pollution Control Grants, and ARPA CSO Grants. WID website editor.

Padraic Monks - Financial and Loan Programs Manager

Water Infrastructure Finance Program staff and manages multiple programs including the State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan programs and the ARPA 3-acre stormwater grant program.

Tom Brown - CWSRF Program Lead

project priority list development, adoption, and modification. Receives and processes clean water planning, design and construction loan applications and applications for municipal water pollution control grants. Coordinates engineering service agreement reviews and provides technical, managerial, and financial capacity assistance to loan and grant recipients. Provide outreach, training, and marketing services for the Water Infrastructure Financing Programs.

Amy Galford - Drinking Water SRF Project Developer

Processes DWSRF loan applications. Reviews loan-related technical and managerial capacity. Develops project priority list for the annual DWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) including priority list application processing and coordinating review with DWGPD.

Katie Parrish - Drinking Water SRF Project Developer

Processes DWSRF planning loans for service line inventories, asset management plans, source protection, and more. 

Sarah Bayer - Drinking Water SRF Project Developer

Processes DWSRF planning loans for asset management plans, source protection, and more.

Rod Gelio - Drinking Water SRF Administrative Technician

Performs advanced environmental program administrative work for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Duties involve the gathering, processing and management of technical data and records using computerized systems and related technologies. 

Madeline Russell - ARPA 3-Acre Stormwater Program Lead

Coordinates ARPA funding for "3-Acre Sites" subject to General Permit 3-9050. Technical project manager for 3-acre Public-Private Partnership projects. Manages grants and contracts for engineering and construction services and provides support to ensure landowners can access assistance programs.

Daniel Bouwens - ARPA 3-Acre Stormwater Project Technician

Coordinates ARPA funding for "3-Acre Sites" subject to General Permit 3-9050.  Manages permit obtainment funding assistance applications for engineering and permit services and provides support to ensure landowners can access assistance programs.

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Ethan Swift - Program Manager

Management of the Monitoring, Assessment and Planning Program. Expertise areas include monitoring program design, statewide and local water quality assessment, the Surface Water Management Strategy and Tactical Planning, and Water Quality Standards.

Angela Allen - Watershed Coordinator

Rutland Office
Job Description: Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Poultney Mettowee watershed, Otter Creek watershed, and Battenkill-Hoosic-Walloomsac watershed.

Karen Bates - Watershed Coordinator

Essex Office
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Lamoille River Basin and the northern Lake Champlain watershed.

Marie Levesque Caduto - Watershed Coordinator

Springfield Office
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the West, Williams and Saxtons Rivers, the Ottauquechee and Black Rivers, the Deerfield River and the Lower Connecticut River.

Ben Copans - Watershed Coordinator

St. Johnsbury Office 
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Passumpsic River Watershed, the Upper Connecticut River Watershed and the Lake Memphremagog Watershed.

Phillip Jones - Environmental Modeler

Focused on the statistical and geospatial analysis of data relating to surface water quality, hydrology, aquatic ecology, and watershed management.

Keith Fritschie - Watershed Coordinator

Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Winooski River Watershed, the White River Watershed, and the Stevens, Wells, Waits, Ompompanoosuc Watershed.

Chris Rottler - Water Investment Coordinator

Technical project manager for Clean Water Service Providers/Formula Grants. Supervises WISPr program. Provides direct assistance to loan applicants through the Onsite Loan Program. Division Liaison for Environmental Justice.

Katherine King - Nonpoint Source Project Developer

Non-point source project developer, processing WISPr sponsorship and interim financing applications to the CWSRF. Provides related outreach, coordination, and program development support.