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JoleD ST4 <br /> C 0 <br /> � � W <br /> O <br /> Q ' ^ <br /> 'liFyrgc PRO�. G�` <br /> REGION 9 <br /> SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 <br /> May 13, 2026 <br /> • <br /> Sent Via Electronic Mail <br /> Kimo Alameda, Ph.D., Mayor <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Kimo.Alameda@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> Re: Amended Administrative Order on Consent <br /> EPA Docket No.SDWA-UIC-AOC-09-2017-0002 <br /> Pahala and Na'alehu Large-Capacity Cesspool Closure Projects <br /> Approval to Extend the Pahala and Na'alehu Large-Capacity Cesspool Closure Dates <br /> Dear Mayor Alameda: <br /> On April 8, 2026,the County of Hawaii(the County)submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental <br /> Protection Agency(EPA) Region 9 requesting approval to extend the large-capacity cesspool closure <br /> deadlines established in Paragraphs 33 and 34 of the Federal Administrative Order on Consent <br /> (Consent Order) between EPA and the County for the Pahala and Na'alehu Large-Capacity Cesspool <br /> Closure Projects. Specifically,the County requests to extend the Pahala closure deadline from January <br /> 22, 2027, to January 31, 2029, and the N5`alehu closure deadline from December 31, 2027,to <br /> December 31, 2032. <br /> Basis for Pahala Extension <br /> The County explained that although it has made significant progress toward completing the Pahala <br /> collection system by November 30, 2026, final closure of the Pahala large-capacity cesspools depends <br /> on the new Pahala wastewater treatment plant(WWTP), which is scheduled for completion on <br /> September 30, 2028.To minimize construction delays for the Pahala WWTP,the County awarded the <br /> construction contract in January 2026 and issued the Notice to Proceed on March 16, 2026. <br /> Basis for Na'alehu Extension <br /> For Na'alehu,the County stated that it requires a five-year extension to close the large-capacity <br /> cesspools because of land-acquisition challenges and the anticipated construction durations for the <br /> ATTACHMENT A-3 <br />