Water, Wastewater, and Housing: A Webinar Series
Session 3: Creative Options When There Isn’t Municipal Water/Sewer
Wednesday, May 7, 4:30-6 pm
Zoom ~ Free

This session looks at options for meeting the water/wastewater needs of new housing when municipal water and sewer is not available. What alternatives exist to having to provide a separate well and septic system for each new housing unit? Topics will include soil-based lot sizing (an approach for determining permitted housing density), shared water/septic arrangements, and innovative treatment methods, as well as case studies of each. Speakers include Sarah Marchant, COO & Senior Vice President of ROC-NH; Cathy Furtek Conway, Vice President of Municipal Operations, Horizons Engineering; Alex Torpey, former Hanover town manager and founder of Rethink Local; and and representatives from the VT Department of Environmental Conservation and the NH Department of Environmental Services. 

All sessions are open to anyone who is interested. This session may be of particular interest to planners, representatives of municipalities, and home creators. Part of the three-session webinar series, “Water, Wastewater, and Housing.” 

Water, Wastewater, and Housing: A Webinar Series 

The ability to safely access water and process and dispose of wastewater is a necessary component of all housing — whether through a private well and septic system or a larger municipal operation.  

Communities big and small are grappling with how to maintain, or even add, water and wastewater capacity in order to address our region’s longstanding housing crisis.  

This virtual series brings together experts on the topic as well as offers case studies on different approaches to water and wastewater management from communities across Vermont and New Hampshire. All sessions are open to anyone who is interested. 

Hosted by Vital Communities with support from NH Housing.