Village of Enosburg Falls Electric Department Tree Trimming

Keeping distribution lines safe from contact with trees and branches is one of the most important ways Vermont utilities can increase reliability. Maintenance of rights-of-way generally involves the cutting of all brush (up to 25 feet on each side of the center of the pole line for distribution) to ground level, as well as pruning of all branches growing towards conductors. It also involves the cutting of any/all trees that cannot be properly pruned to provide adequate clearance. In some cases, trees that could pose a particular threat to conductors or structures are removed regardless of distance from the center of the pole line.

Disposal Procedures:

Brush, branches and wood debris from pruning and removal operations along roadsides and within manicured lawns will be chipped. In all other areas, the brush will be moved away from the poles, out from under the conductors and windrowed (placed in a long, low heap or pile) off to the side. Trees which have been cut remain the property of the landowner and will be left on site. Trees that appear to contain log products will be left in long lengths, except when it is necessary to take them down in smaller sections.