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Question #8 -Alternative 4: If someone's cesspool cost $5,000 to dig, is C. Brewer going to pay $1, 000 and the homeowner responsible for the rest? Answer #8: C. Brewer Company, Limited got quotes to dig individual cesspools as low as $1,200 and as high as $5,500 per hole. This has been a real problem to deal with since we do not know the difficulties that each lot may experience. Should Alternative 4 be selected, the only fair way to handle this is to "pool" all monies together so that individual cesspools that are easy and inexpensive to construct help pay for those homeowner's cesspools that require much more work and cost. Question #9 -Alternative 4: If a cesspool is to be constructed on my lot, who will be responsible for removing stonewalls, fences or other structures? Answer #9: The homeowner will be required to remove all structures, fences and materials that interfere with the construction of the cesspool. It has become apparent that individual cesspools may be impossible to construct on some lots. For these reasons, Alternative 4 seems to be the least practical. Question #10: What was the result of the smoke test? Answer #10: The primary reason for the smoke test was to find the condition of the lines so that possibly, the County of Hawaii could take over the system as it presently stands. Based on the smoke tests, the County has determined that it cannot accept the sewer system in its current state. As such Alternatives 1, 2 & 3 were developed. The smoke test was performed to find out how good the existing system is. In Na'alehu, we discovered that the 6" main lines are in fairly good shape. Several of the 4" sub-main lines had breaks and leaks. We also found that several of the manholes need to be renovated. In Pahala we found that almost all the lines are in poor condition. Additionally, there are no manholes to service the system. 3