UConn Compost Facility

Proposed Sites

The following sites were selected by the Compost Facility Site Advisory Committee based on the environmental and operational criteria below:

Environmental	Operational
Hydrography	Rural or agricultural area but not active farmland
NDDB (avoid possible habitat for listed or endangered species)	Not disrupting UConn research forest
Aquifer protection	Low population density
Private & public well buffers	Remote from residential development
Avoid slopes > 5%	Low site development costs
DEP guideline for residential buffer	Accessible year-round and centrally located

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North of Prison Location

 

Horsebarn Hill Location

Compost Facility Site Advisory Committee

 

 

Christopher G. Clark

Extension Nutrient Management Planning

UConn - Plant Science Dept

 

Paul Ferri

Environmental Compliance Analyst

UConn – Office of Environmental Policy

 

Robert A. Henning, Ph.D., CPE

Associate Professor

UConn - Psychology Department

Member of the UConn Capital Projects Advisory Committee

 

Mary Kegler

Manager of Farm Services

UConn - Farm Department

 

Quentin Kessel

UConn - Research Professor of Physics and Professor Emeritus

Chairperson - Mansfield Conservation Commission

Member - Naubesatuck Watershed Council

 

Richard A. Miller

Director

UConn – Office of Environmental Policy

 

Tom Morris

Associate Professor, Soil Fertility

Coordinator of Professional Development Program, Northeast Region, USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)

UConn - Department of Plant Science

 

Gregory Padick

Director of Planning

Town of Mansfield

 

Meg Reich

Vice President

Willimantic River Alliance, Inc.