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The Residential Credit Audit has not been conducted yet. It is expected to begin later this month and be completed by the end of the fiscal year. Since the requirements for the Residential Credits changed on July 1, 2003, we felt it was best to wait until we had several months of data to sample. You will notice that no funds have been budgeted for this for FY04-05, this is because the audits will be conducted in house by departmental staff. PAGE 9 3. How much longer will Waimea & Kailua Post Closure need to be budgeted? Is it really needed? ($100,000 was transferred to Green Waste Program in FYE 2003) State and Federal regulations require that all owners of solid waste disposal facilities provide financial assurance for post -closure care throughout the entire period in which the solid waste disposal facilities pose a threat to public health and safety and the environment. The Waimea and Kailua Landfills will require ongoing maintenance and monitoring as long as the disposed waste remains at these sites. The Waimea and Kailua Landfills contain undocumented waste. Additionally, both landfills were operated in a manner inconsistent with current solid waste management practices. Both landfills are currently experiencing subsurface fires. Failure to responsibly maintain and monitor these facilities will result in negative impacts to public health and safety and the environment. 4. Are we still having problems with Kailua L/F Fires? Is there a permanent solution that may cost more now, but is most effective in the long run? When will Kailua Landfill fire be under control? ($150,000)? Refer to Response above. The proximity of the landfill to the Kona Police Station is a significant concern. Kailua Landfill gas emissions and odors emanating from the County's Kailua Green Waste Site remain a serious nuisance for Station employees. Permanent solutions are debatable. The only truly permanent solution would be to remove the waste from the landfill and dispose of it elsewhere. Presently that would mean transporting it to the West Hawai'i Sanitary Landfill. The estimated cost for re -locating the landfill's waste and remediation of the site ranges between 10-50 million dollars. These costs cannot truly be estimated given the fact that the landfill contains undocumented waste. The Kailua Landfill fires are currently under control in that the County performs regular monitoring and maintenance of the landfill. Limited fire suppression activities are ongoing. These efforts have resulted in variable success rates. There are no guarantees that the landfill fires can be truly extinguished. 1. Is Cover Material adequately funded so CoH is not cited again? Last year, the Solid Waste Division performed an estimate of the amount offunding necessary to provide sufficient quantities of cover material to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable State and Federal regulations. The estimate was based on