Landfill Remediation Project
Many great lessons come from the choices made in the past. What we take from these opportunities will determine our level of success and leadership for the future.
The State Department of Environmental Protection has approved a Remedial Action Plan to close the UCONN landfill and former chemical pits and remove leachate-contaminated sediments from wetlands located along the landfill perimeter, to provide a sustainable solution to the site's current environmental problems. In addition to the Landfill Remediation taking place at this site, the project also requires a wetlands mitigation project.
Aside from the required clean-up and mitigation, this area has been designated at the Hillside Environmental Education Park (HEEP). Working closely with the Landfill Remediation team, the faculty, staff, and students involved in planning HEEP are focused on determining ecological and educational uses of the landfill site both during and after the landfill closure process. Over the last few years, these members strive in identifying and encouraging faculty and student groups interested in using the landfill site to pursue research in environmentally related fields. These areas may include topics such as environmental rehabilitation and sustainability, wildlife research, wetlands ecosystem development and research, and invasive species management.
An On-Campus Environmental & Wildlife Research
and Classroom Opportunity for Faculty and Students!
News Coverage:
Willimantic Chronicle -- UConn pitches plan to create sanctuary
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or
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Page last updated 09/29/08.
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