Ensure adequate infrastructure and facilities (i.e. water supply, wastewater treatment, stormwater treatment, broadband coverage and solid waste recovery and recycling) to support areas planned for growth while conserving resources.
Waste Water Average Annual Flow (million/gallons/day)
Current Value
11.00 MGD
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
Currently, there are 12 municipal wastewater treatment plants in the County; together they have a treatment capacity of 28.54 million gallons per day MGD.
| Facility | 2022Annual Average Flow (MGD) | Permitted Capacity (MGD) |
| South Burlington Airport Parkway | 1.74 | 6.6 |
| South Burlington Bartlett Bay | .7 | 1.25 |
| Burlington North | .79 | 2 |
| Burlington River | .51 | 1.2 |
| Burlington Main | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| Essex Jct | 1.94 | 6.6 |
| Hinesburg | .18 | 0.25 |
| Richmond | 0.08 | 0.44 |
| Shelburne #1 | 0.27 | 0.44 |
| Shelburne #2 | 0.33 | 0.66 |
| Winooski | 0.64 | 2.8 |
| Milton | 0.25 | 1 |
| County | 11.05 | 28.54 |
Why Is This Important?
Understanding whether current waste-water infrastructure capacity can support higher density and more growth in areas planned for growth is a necessity for the planning of mixed use development in the Center, Metro, Suburban, Enterprise, and Village Planning Areas.
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