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(26) Amending Section K1 (A). Appendix K is amended by adding at the end of Section K1 (A) the following: "Construction plans for private sewage disposal systems shall be prepared by or under the supervision of a Hawai`i licensed engineer registered in the State of Hawai`i. All private sewage disposal systems shall be constructed or modified by a person meeting the requirements of chapter 444, Hawai`i Revised Statutes and any pertinent rules promulgated by the department of commerce and consumer affairs, State of Hawai`i." (27) Amending Section K1 (E). Appendix K is amended by amending Section K 1 (E) to read: "(E) The lot area shall not be less than 10,000 square feet except for lots created and recorded before August 30, 1991. For lots less than 10,000 square feet which were created and recorded before August 20, 1991, only one private sewage disposal system shall be allowed. The total wastewater flow into one private sewage disposal system shall not exceed 1,000 gallons, and one private sewage disposal system shall not serve more than five bedrooms, whether they are in one dwelling unit or two. For buildings, other than dwellings with highly variable wastewater flow rates, such as but not limited to schools, parks, and churches, the private sewage disposal system may exceed a design flow rate of 1,000 gallons per day." (28) Amending Section K1 (J). Appendix K is amended by adding at the end of Section K 1 (J) the following: "Aerobic systems shall be required for the direct disposal of sewage to groundwater." (29) Amending Section K 2. Appendix K is amended by amending Section K 2 to read: "K 2 Capacity of Septic Tanks. The liquid capacity of all septic tanks shall conform to Tables K -2 and K -3 as determined by the number of bedrooms in dwelling occupancies and the estimated waste /sewage design flow rate or the number of plumbing fixture units as determined from Table 7 -3 of this Code, whichever is greater in other building occupancies. The capacity of any one septic tank and its drainage system shall be limited by the soil structure classification, as specified in Table K -4." 14