UC campuses are required to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for their Long Range Development Plans.
- UC Berkeley released its draft Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) on February 23, 2021.
- UC Berkeley released its final Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) on July 7, 2021.
- The UC Board of Regents approved the 2021 LRDP and certified the EIR on July 22, 2021.
Public Notices for LRDP Environmental Review (click to expand):
- Notice of Determination: 2021 Long Range Development Plan, Berkeley Campus (July 22, 2021)
- Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the UC Berkeley 2021 Long Range Development Plan and Housing Projects #1 and #2 (July 7, 2021)
- Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Online Public Hearing for the Proposed UC Berkeley 2021 Long Range Development Plan and Housing Projects #1 and #2 (March 8, 2021)
- Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report: University of California, Berkeley Long Range Development Plan Update and Housing Projects #1 and #2 (April 7, 2020)
Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR):
Entire document:
Document sections:
- Front cover (PDF)
- Table of contents (PDF)
- 1.0 Introduction (PDF)
- 2.0 Executive summary (PDF)
- 3.0 Revisions to the Draft EIR (PDF)
- 4.0 List of commenters (PDF)
- 5.0 Comments and responses (PDF)
- 6.0 Mitigation monitoring and reporting program (PDF)
- 7.0 Continuing best practices implementation and monitoring (PDF)
Appendices:
- Appendix B: Revised - UC Berkeley 2021 LRDP continuing best practices (PDF)
- Appendix D: Revised - Health risk assessments (PDF)
- Appendix L: Revised - Agency correspondence (PDF)
- Appendix N: Table of contents (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letters A1 through A4 (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letters B1 through B9 (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letter B10 (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letter B10 Attachment 1 (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letter B10 Attachment 2 (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letter B10 Attachment 3, 4, & 5 (PDF)
- Appendix N: Comment letters B11 through D18 (PDF)
- Appendix O: Visitor data (PDF)
- Appendix P: Modeling for 2005 LRDP EIR population projections (PDF)
- Appendix Q: GHG accounting methodology memorandum (PDF)
- Appendix R: UC Berkeley campus fleet (PDF)
Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR):
Entire document:
- Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed UC Berkeley 2021 Long Range Development Plan and Housing Projects #1 and #2 (PDF)
- Draft Environmental Impact Report Appendices (PDF)
Document sections:
- Front cover (PDF)
- Table of contents (PDF)
- 1.0 Introduction (PDF)
- 2.0 Executive summary (PDF)
- 3.0 Project description (PDF)
- 4.0 Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF)
- 5.0 Environmental analysis (PDF)
- 5.1 Aesthetics (PDF)
- 5.2 Air Quality (PDF)
- 5.3 Biological Resources (PDF)
- 5.4 Cultural Resources (PDF)
- 5.5 Energy (PDF)
- 5.6 Geology and Soils (PDF)
- 5.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF)
- 5.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials (PDF)
- 5.9 Hydrology and Water Quality (PDF)
- 5.10 Land Use and Planning (PDF)
- 5.11 Noise (PDF)
- 5.12 Population and Housing (PDF)
- 5.13 Public Services (PDF)
- 5.14 Parks and Recreation (PDF)
- 5.15 Transportation (PDF)
- 5.16 Tribal Cultural Resources (PDF)
- 5.17 Utilities and Service Systems (PDF)
- 5.18 Wildfire (PDF)
- 6.0 Alternatives to the proposed project (PDF)
- 7.0 CEQA-required assessment conclusions (PDF)
- 8.0 Organizations and persons consulted (PDF)
Appendices:
- Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Scoping Comments (PDF)
- Appendix B: UC Berkeley 2021 LRDP Continuing Best Practices (PDF)
- Appendix C: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data (PDF)
- Appendix D: Health Risk Assessments (PDF)
- Appendix E: Biological Resources Data (PDF)
- Appendix F: Cultural Resources Data (PDF)
- Appendix G: Energy Data (PDF)
- Appendix H: Geology and Soils Data (PDF)
- Appendix I: Hazardous Materials Data (PDF)
- Appendix J: Noise Data (PDF)
- Appendix K: Place of Residence Data (PDF)
- Appendix L: Agency Correspondence (PDF)
- Appendix M: Transportation Data (PDF)
