Department of Environment & Conservation
Jim Fyke, Commissioner

Pre-design and Interim Design Conference

A Pre-design Conference attended by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan recipient’s designee and the consulting engineer is held at the offices of the DWSRF loan recipient. At a minimum, the following DWSRF loan, design, and general considerations are discussed at the Pre-design Conference:

Interim Design Conferences

Interim Design Conferences attended by the consulting engineer and the engineering staff responsible for the design of the project are held at the consulting engineer´s office. Interim Design Conferences are generally held at the 30-percent and 80-percent design completion stages or on an as-needed basis. A 30-percent Interim Design Conference concentrates on basic design information including facility location, arrangement of structures, geotechnical investigation results, status of easement acquisitions, Inter-municipal Agreements, required ordinances and permits, and project scheduling. An 80-percent Interim Design Conference focuses on specific design features and the means and methods necessary to construct the planned facility.