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w' <br />The potable water supply, iron /manganese treatment process, filtration system and disinfection systems <br />have been found to be in good condition. A redundant groundwater well, new potable water storage <br />tank, booster pumps, hydropneumatic pressure maintenance system, and new looped potable water <br />distribution system are recommended improvements that will be included as part of the project. <br />Question #6: <br />Do any wetlands exist on the construction site proposed in 1 C06 RR029912 -01— PI: Roper? if so, please <br />indicate how this will affect the construction and construction timeline for the proposed buildings for <br />this grant. <br />Response: <br />The final design of the project will minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, impacts to wetlands <br />and streams. Final design for the project has not been completed, however no discussions have <br />included construction of buildings directly on or near wetlands. Wetlands and streams at the site have <br />been accurately mapped (although this mapping occurred after the 2008 construction, and the <br />University has received a Notice of Violation from DENR and a Notification of Unauthorized Activity from <br />the ALOE for the impacts the University discovered). The buildings are planned for the upland sites <br />suitable for construction. If impacts cannot be completely avoided, the University will apply for the <br />appropriate permits from DENR and the ACOE. We do not expect obtaining these permits to delay <br />construction on any components in the grant. <br />Question #7: <br />Have there been any changes in the plans for construction in order to make the buildings /facilities more <br />environmentally sustainable? If so, please describe them. How would these plans affect the timing of <br />the construction approved in 1 C06 RR029912 -01— PI: Roper? <br />Response: <br />Yes, there have been a variety of changes in the plans for construction in order to make the <br />buildings /facilities more environmentally sustainable. Most notably, these include the following: <br />1. The University proposes to construct a site -wide reclaimed water distribution system that will <br />be used for toilet flushing in each building, swine facility washdown water, landscape irrigation, <br />makeup water for the centralized cooling facility, and for lire protection and building sprinkler <br />systems. This change will have the benefit of reducing the demand for potable water, which <br />must be supplied by the on -site drilled well water supply. The reclaimed water system will also <br />greatly reduce the volume of highly treated reclaimed water that must be land - applied via spray <br />irrigation. <br />2. The University is considering constructing a centralized energy facility in lieu of individual air <br />handlers, boilers, chilled water systems, and emergency power systems for each of the six <br />buildings on -site. The centralized energy systems may provide a more sustainable solution and <br />more - efficiently utilize energy, water and financial resources. This system would use natural gas <br />