Central Utility Plant Expansion Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

UC Davis prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and other applicable laws for the UC Davis Sacramento Campus Central Utility Plant Expansion Project.

The Final EIR consists of three volumes: Volume 1, UC Davis Sacramento Campus Central Utility Plant Expansion Final EIR, Volume 2, Appendices to the Final EIR, and Volume 3 consists of responses to comments, revisions to the Draft EIR, and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP) for the UC Davis Sacramento Campus Central Utility Plant Expansion. 

The Final EIR is available for review at the following locations:

Online: Please see below for links to the Final EIR chapters.

The State Clearinghouse Number assigned for the project is 2023050563.

The Board of Regents certified the UC Davis CUP Expansion EIR on January 31, 2024.

Other Available Documents:

• UC Davis Sacramento Campus Central Utility Plant Expansion Final EIR Findings
• UC Davis Sacramento Campus Central Utility Plant Expansion Final EIR Notice of Determination (NOD)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report
• Notice of Preparation

Questions regarding the Final EIR can be addressed to:

Heather Davis, AICP
Associate Director of Environmental Planning
Campus Planning and Environmental Stewardship
University of California, One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
environreview@ucdavis.edu

Final EIR Documents

Volume 1 – UC DAVIS SACRAMENTO CAMPUS CENRAL UTILITY PLANT EXPANSION FINAL EIR (24 MB)

• Title Page and Contents
• Executive Summary
• 1 INTRODUCTION
• 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• 3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION
  • 3.1 Aesthetics
  • 3.2 Air Quality
  • 3.3 Biological Resources
  • 3.4 Archaeological, Historical, and Tribal Cultural Resources
  • 3.5 Energy
  • 3.6 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity
  • 3.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • 3.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
  • 3.9 Hydrology and Water Quality
  • 3.10 Land Use and Planning
  • 3.11 Noise
  • 3.12 Population and Housing
  • 3.13 Public Services
  • 3.14 Recreation
  • 3.15 Transportation & Circulation
  • 3.16 Utilities and Service Systems
• 4 ALTERNATIVES
• 5 REFERENCES CITED
• 6 PREPARERS &  PERSONS CONSULTED

Volume 2 - Appendices (52 MB)

• Appendix A - Notice of Preparation
• Appendix B - Air Quality Modeling Outputs
• Appendix C - Cultural Resource Consultation
• Appendix D - Noise Modeling Outputs

Volume 3 - COMMENTS, RESPONSES, MMRP, AND REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT EIR 

• Volume 3 Cover and Table of Contents
• 1 INTRODUCTION
• 2 COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO COMMENTS
• 3 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
• 4 CORRECTIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT EIR