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UC DAVIS: OFFICE OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING August 31, 2001 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, and CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RE: Draft Environmental Impact Report for UC Davis California Regional Primate Research Center (CRPRC) Improvement Projects UC Davis proposes the construction and operation of five improvement projects at the CRPRC to provide increased infrastructure and facilities for expanded research. The campus has prepared a Draft Focused Tiered Environmental Impact Report (EIR) analyzing the potential significant environmental effects of the projects. The projects include: (1) the construction of stormwater drainage improvements including a stormwater detention basin to eliminate flooding at and adjacent to the CRPRC; (2) seven new outdoor field corrals and a stormwater retention basin to retain the runoff from the field corrals; (3) 24 new animal pens or "corncribs" for social housing of monkeys; (4) a new 2,700-assignable-square-foot (asf) building and a 1,600 asf trailer to provide office space for the Brain, Mind, and Behavior (BM&B) Research Program; and (5) a modular rodent holding facility of 2,700 asf for the Center of Comparative Medicine (CCM). Each of the five improvement projects is proposed to address certain program needs or to correct existing problems. The stormwater drainage improvements are required to address the problem of flooding in and around the CRPRC. The stormwater detention basin would be designed to also provide wildlife habitat. The field corrals and corncribs are required so that the CRPRC can handle the increasing demand for research animals. The new BM&B research office building and trailer are needed to replace space currently located in old temporary buildings that are required for other purposes. The rodent facility is needed to provide rodent holding space near the CCM where rodents are used for research. I am writing to inform you that a Draft Focused Tiered Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared for the proposed construction and operation of the projects. You are invited to submit written comments on the Draft EIR to the Office of Resource Management and Planning through October 15, 2001. In addition, a public hearing to receive testimony as part of the formal record on the Draft EIR will be held on September 26, 2001, at 7 p.m. in the AGR Room of the UC Davis Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center on Old Davis Road. Copies of the draft EIR are available during normal operating hours at the UC Davis Office of Resource Management and Planning, 376 Mrak Hall on the UC Davis campus; at the Yolo County Public Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis; and at the Vacaville Public Library, 1020 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville. The document and public notice for this project are available on-line at http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/environreview/. You will find a brief project description, statement of project objectives, and a brief summary of project impacts. If you are unable to access this website and want to obtain a copy of the public notice, please contact Laurie Hanson at (530)752-9259. If you have any questions, please contact UC Davis Environmental Planner Sid England at (530)752-2432. Sincerely, John A. Meyer Vice Chancellor - Resource Management and Planning 01-118
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