 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||
|
UConn Compost Facility
Agricultural composting has been a long-time vision of the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources with 10 proposals being submitted since 1992. 2001: Ohio State University study of UConn's nutrient composition and possible facility design. 2005: 400+ petition President Austin to construct a compost facility. A Task Force is appointed for further investigation. 2006: Compost Facility Task Force issues a comprehensive report and recommends the first site. August 2007: Board of Trustees approves $600,000 capital budget for construction of the facility. Fall 2007: Public informational meetings are planned and the design process begins. December 2007: Informational meeting with neighbors is canceled and alternative site analysis begins. Fall 2008: New proposed sites are selected and a public informational open house is planned for November.
s re-opened and expanded |
|
|||||||||||||||
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||
