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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 158 04 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO A COUNCIL INITIATED IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION STUDY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WASTEWATER AND SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOLUALOA, DISTRICT OF NORTH KONA, HAWAII WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii wishes to initiate proposed improvements on certain real property located at Holualoa, District of North Kona, County and State of Hawai'i for improvements consisting of an extension to the municipal sewer system, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 -10, Hawai'i County Code, as amended; and WHEREAS, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated Underground Injection Control regulations on December 7, 1999 which require that large capacity cesspools existing prior to that date must be upgraded or closed by April 5, 2005; and WHEREAS, the "Sewer Policies" outlined in the General Plan states, in part: • "Private systems shall be installed by land developers for major resort and other developments along shorelines and sensitive higher inland areas, except where connection to nearby treatment facilities is feasible and compatible with the County's long -range plans, and in conformance with state and county requirements. • The County shall take immediate steps to designate treatment plant sites, sewerage pump station sites, and sewer easements according to the facility plans to facilitate their acquisition. • The County shall seek State and Federal funds to assist in financing the construction of proposed sewer systems." and WHEREAS, in its assessment of the projected sewage flow for the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant, the "Kailua -Kona Facility Plan Southern Zone" prepared for the County of Hawai'i Department of Public Works dated November 1981 identified the area generally makai of Kuakini Highway between Kailua and Keauhou as the planning subarea for population projections; and