At Otter Creek Engineering, we believe that strong communities are built through more than just good infrastructure. They are built through the generosity, compassion, and commitment of the people and organizations within them, which is why we are proud to support a number of remarkable charitable organizations that make a meaningful difference across Vermont. We [...]
Eric DePhillips has been a valuable member of Otter Creek Engineering since June of 2021, when he joined as a staff engineer. Since then, Eric has become an invaluable member of the organization, starting with small-scale water-system designs with a focus on treatment systems and assisting principal engineers with smaller Preliminary Engineering Reports. Since then, [...]
Installation of subsurface infiltration system In 2015, the state legislature adopted the Vermont Clean Water Initiative, also known as Act 64, with the overarching goal of improving water quality across Vermont. Alongside farm pollution laws, the initiative adopted a comprehensive Stormwater Permitting Rule, prompting the development of General Permit 3-9050 and [...]
2025 interns, pictured left to right: Jess Donlevie, Trevor Schnoor, Reilly Koitzsch, George Devlin and his dog Simon, Geoff Johnson, and Emma Osgood. Not pictured: Noah Beayon. With the current workload necessitating increased field services, Otter Creek Engineering (OCE) took the opportunity to bring on additional interns this summer! The interns provided valuable assistance [...]
Otter Creek Engineering is proud to announce that it is the winner of the 2025 Great Outhouse Race. The event, held annually in Bristol, VT, features several heats of racers, where two runners push a wooden-framed outhouse on caster wheels with a rider inside. Teams are encouraged to decorate their outhouses in fun but wholesome [...]
Otter Creek Engineering is proud to announce that it has been named the Best Engineering Firm as part of Vermont Biz's 2025 Best of Business Awards, an "awards program that celebrates the best Vermont companies in more than 100 business-to-business categories." John Boutin, VermontBiz Publisher, had this to say about the award, “The results of [...]
On December 14th, OCE held its annual staff holiday party at the Waybury Inn, just down the street from its headquarters and East Middlebury office. The Inn staff prepared a succulent meal, and everyone had a great time after a particularly busy year. Principal Engineer Robert M. Clark, P.E. always looks forward to the holiday [...]
Otter Creek Engineering took part in the annual GMWEA Fall Trade Show, held at the South Burlington Doubletree. Principal Engineer Robert M. Clark, P.E., Communication Coordinator Ben Pease, and Vice President Brent F. Rakwoski, P.E. attended the trade show and took the opportunity to mingle with Vermont's water operators, regional water resource parts suppliers, and [...]
Every summer, OCE seeks interns to support future generations of engineers and environmental scientists. In 2024, we brought on five interns, primarily to go door-to-door across Vermont and collect data for the Lead Service Line Inventory, a federally mandated program by the Environmental Protection Agency. OCE inventoried over 10,000 properties and provided on-site investigations to [...]
In what has become an annual tradition, OCE rallied a five-person relay team to run the Vermont City Relay in Burlington. This year's team was comprised of Vice President Brent F. Rakowski, P.E., Senior Resident Project Representative Jeff Mangini, Staff Engineer Nathan Claessens, E.I., GIS Specialist Matthew Durst, and Principal Engineer Robert M. Clark, P.E., [...]
