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EXHIBIT A The Council of the County of Hawai`i requests the Hawai`i State Department of Health to amend Chapter 62 of Title 11, Hawai`i Administrative Rules, §11- 62 -06, entitled "General requirements" to read as follows: "HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TITLE 11 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHAPTER 62 §11 -62 -06 General requirements. (a) All buildings used or occupied as a dwelling, all public buildings, all places of assembly, and all buildings generating wastewater or with toilets, sinks, drains, or other plumbing fixtures capable of conveying wastewater, shall be connected to a wastewater system. In addition, any new building capable of generating wastewater shall be connected to a wastewater system which meets the requirements of this rule. (b) All building(s) generating wastewater or with toilets, sinks, drains, or other plumbing fixtures capable of conveying wastewater and located within or near proximity of an available public sewer system as determined by the director, shall connect to the public sewer[:] within twelve months of the public sewer becoming accessible or available for connection. If the property owner has replaced a privately -owned gang cesspool with an Individual Wastewater System ( "IWS ") within the past ten years, theproperty owner may opt to retain that IWS without connecting to the public sewer system, without paying public sewer fees or connection charges, for up to ten years from the date of completion of the IWS. Thereafter, the property owner shall connect to the public sewer system, pay the connection fees, and the monthly fees for use of the public sewer system to the appropriate agency."