Stormwater
The City of Essex Junction is dedicated to maintaining and restoring healthy ecosystems by implementing the best practices for stormwater management. Stormwater is important both because of what’s in it and its capacity to erode surfaces. Sediment and pollution can be carried from our roads, lawns, pet and human waste, parking lots and other impervious surfaces to our local streams and Lake Champlain. This means nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, oils and debris, or bacteria like cyanobacteria can build up in the Lake and create issues for both human and ecosystem health.
Contact Information
Chelsea Mandigo
Water Quality Superintendent
chelsea@essexjunction.org
(802) 878-6943 x1705
Information on active construction projects throughout the City can be found here.
Stormwater Utility and Credit Manual
The City of Essex Junction City Council approved the formation of a Stormwater Utility on April 23, 2025. This utility will create a dedicated source of funding to pay for stormwater management programs and related infrastructure investments to meet state and federal permit requirements. These fees are comparable to water or sewer fees. A credit manual was also established for non-single family residential properties. The deadline for applications this year is May 16, 2025.
Learn more about the Stormwater Utility and Credit Manual
Stormwater Management
Stormwater management is a permitted requirement of Essex Junction given the City’s population density and designation by the EPA and the State of Vermont as a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4.) Under this permit, the City is required to reduce the discharge of pollutants, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the requirements of the Clean Water Act. To do so, the City takes a two-pronged approach: 1) reducing and eliminating runoff and 2) working collaboratively with residents and other municipalities.
