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(regarding Ka'u property, dated April 12, 2007) to help the owner and the community to close the LCC and provide an alternate sewer collection and treatment/disposal system acceptable to the DOH. This closure protects ground water resources and shoreline waters; and WHEREAS, the Honoka'a Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement Project, Phase 2 (Hamakua), consists of upgrading the existing wastewater treatment plant in order to serve the additional population that will be contributing to the new wastewater collection system that was installed under Phase 1. This project is a continuation of an EP A-mandated closure of seven (7) County-owned LCCs in Honoka'a. In accordance with the EPA Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) executed on January 6, 2006 (Docket No. UIC AO-2005-0014), the County closure of LCCs is to occur no later than September 1,2010. These closures protect ground water resources and shoreline waters; and WHEREAS, Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant (North Kona) has an assortment of needed projects to be completed: 1) Sludge removal from the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) lagoons is required to support the efforts of the WWTP aeration system upgrade in addressing the high organic loading to the plant. The expected outcome is to improve the plant's treatment capacity (refer to item 3 below). Due to more concentrated sewage than was originally contemplated in the original WWTP design, this project is necessary to ensure the efficiency of the treatment system; and 2) Installation of a photovoltaic system at the WWTP to reduce dependence on imported fuel sources (such as, oil), protect the environment through the use of green technologies, and minimize costs to customers. Significant increases in electricity costs for the facility are anticipated since additional blowers are required to be installed to provide the required additional aeration supporting the treatment system; and 3) Upgrade the WWTP aeration system to provide additional treatment capacity in response to the higher Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and TSS mass loading (i.e. organic loading) currently being received at the facility. The plant was originally designed to treat wastewater of lower organic loads. This project is necessary to improving the capacity of the WWTP; and 4) North Kona Sewer Project, Phase 2, requires land acquisition, design and construction of a sewage pump station near Queen Ka' ahumanu Highway and Kealakehe Parkway, and a sewer force main from the new pump station to the 2