The public is invited to attend an open-house informational meeting on three upcoming projects associated with waste-management systems at the University of California, Davis. The event will be held 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the AGR Room of the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, located on Old Davis Road on campus. The open house is designed to give an overview of these three planned waste-management projects and how they relate overall to waste-handling at UC Davis. Members of the public also will have an opportunity to ask questions of or make suggestions to campus planners and other specialists. Below are the projects that will be highlighted. Environmental Services Facility This facility would replace the existing one built in 1971 off La Rue Road, providing state-of-the-art equipment and handling of hazardous wastes generated by teaching and research laboratories and other campus activities. The 44,000 gross-square-foot building would be located on 6.7 acres west of Highway 113, a half mile south of Hutchison Drive and next to Agricultural Services headquarters. It would be the site for the collection of chemical, biological/medical and low-level radioactive waste materials. These materials would be held, processed as appropriate, and transported to off-campus recycling or disposal facilities. With construction costs of $10.7 million, the facility would be funded through state capital improvement funds. Construction is expected to be completed by 1998. A Draft Environmental Impact Report will be made available for public review in April. The campus contact for the project is environmental planner Sid England, 752-2432. New Campus Wastewater Treatment Plant The campus has been studying three potential sites for a new campus wastewater treatment facility: two sites are west of Highway 113, and one is south of Interstate 80. A site is expected to be selected soon. The new plant will provide additional capacity for future growth and assure continued compliance with wastewater discharge requirements. Treated campus wastewater is currently discharged into the south fork of Putah Creek, providing the only flow in certain sections of the creek during some dry seasons. The new facility, expected to cost $17 million, will occupy about 15 acres. The regents' 1995 budget for capital improvements includes a $1.2 million request for state funds for project planning. Construction funds would be requested in 1997-98, based on the current plan to complete the facility in 1999. Preparation of the environmental review for this project is expected to begin later this year. The contact for this project is campus planner Bob Segar, 752-2172. Expansion of Campus Landfill Revision of the operating permit for the existing campus landfill and expansion of the site to meet future campus needs are critical elements of plans on campus for handling future waste. The 28-year-old landfill occupies 23 acres of campus property northwest of the point where County Road 98 crosses Putah Creek. Acceptable wastes at the landfill are limited to non- hazardous and "non-designated" wastes -- similar to those at the Yolo County landfill. Medical wastes and laboratory wastes are sterilized or treated to make them non-hazardous and are considered refuse when they are accepted at the landfill. The expanded landfill is expected to add approximately 16 acres of fill space and 14 acres for ancillary activities. With a state-of-the-art design, the new landfill will be lined and will incorporate leachate-recovery and groundwater-monitoring systems. Although the campus operates recycling programs and encourages increased recycling practices by members of the campus community, additional landfill space is still needed. The campus has also prepared plans for cleaning up soil and groundwater contamination at the existing landfill, as well as for controlling gas migration resulting from decomposition of the materials in the landfill. A revised Draft Environmental Impact Report covering the revision of the permit and the planned expansion is expected to be available for public review sometime in April. The contact for the project is environmental planner Sid England, 752-2432. Questions on any of these projects should be directed to the campus Planning and Budget Office at 752-9259.