PURCHASE, IMPROVEMENT & OPERATION OF THE COACHELLA AG. EXPER
Summary
SCH Number
1990020729
Lead Agency
Regents of the University of California
Document Title
PURCHASE, IMPROVEMENT & OPERATION OF THE COACHELLA AG. EXPER
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Document Description
PURCHASE, IMPROVEMENT AND OPERATION OF AN EXISTING FARM AS A RESEARCH FARM/FIELD STATION BY UC RIVERSIDE. LAND WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT FIELD RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING RESEARCH IN CROP DEVELOPMENT, PEST CONTROL, GROWTH REGULATOR S, POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY, IRRIGATION AND PLANT PRESERVAT- ION. PROJECT SUPPLIES FACILITY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS WITH FIELD RESEARCH CAPABILITY IN AGRICULTURE AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES. THE CAMPUS IS TASKED WITH RESEARCH IN SUBTROP- TREES, VEGETABLE CROPS, AND DESERT PLANT MATERIALS.
Contact Information
Name
JON K. HUTCHISON
Agency Name
UNIVERSITY OF CALIF., RIVERSIDE
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
THERMAL/VALERIE JEAN
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
CR. US86/POLK/70
Total Acres
540
State Highways
US 86
Waterways
SALTON SEA
Notice of Completion
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Educational (RESEARCH FARM)
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Vegetation
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