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Draft Environmental Assessment June, 1998 Old Hilo Wastewater Treatment nt Page 7 • Five to ten permanent jobs will be created at the Center. Contract research will also result in at least two to four temporary jobs at the Center. • The local economy will benefit from the creation of temporary jobs for the Center renovation and development. • The DHHL park will benefit from the additional land it will receive. Benefits to other Coastal Areas - • Via training programs, internships and conferences, Sea Grant's Pacific Program will link their cooperative coastal development activities, including aquaculture in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific area, to the Center. • The Center will conduct aquaculture feasibility studies on potential culture species in cooperation with Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, the Hawaii Aquaculture Association, the Pacific Aquaculture Association, and other Pacific aquaculture efforts. • Pacific island students attending UHH will be able to utilize the Center for studies and learning activities focused on sustainable coastal development that will be transferable to their home island situations. 5.4 Environmental Characteristics Conversion of the old wastewater treatment plant to an aquaculture center will positively impact the environment. Most of buildings and facilities on the subject property are in a state of disrepair. Abandoned equipment are rusted and broken, some of them on the verge of collapse. The old plant is, in short, an eyesore with no useful purpose. To convert the treatment plant to the Center, the abandoned equipment will be removed from the site, most buildings and treatment facilities will be renovated and the old pump station building superstructure will be demolished. The new PACRC after renovation and development will provide a more attractive view of the Puhi Bay area at that location. The additional land for the DHHL park will allow expansion of parking at Puhi Bay (Figure 3). In addition, knowledge and technologies provided by the Center will enhance the local community's abilities of rationally utilizing and managing the coastal resources and benefit the coastal and marine environment. 6.0 SUMMARY OF THE AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT 6.1 Location and Access Figure 1 shows the regional location of the Old Hilo Wastewater Treatment facility. It is located at 1079 Kalanianaole Avenue on Puhi Bay in the Keaukaha section of Hilo on the island of Hawaii. The site is identified on Figure 2 as the 4.194 acre parcel Tax Map Key 3rd division 2-1- 11:4. The site is makai of Kalanianaole Avenue and can be accessed through a gate facing Kalanianaole Avenue.