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�SY OF M�I�. COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII !ri o;. -- BILL NO. 146 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 21-37 AND SECTION 21-42 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE SEWER LOAN CONNECTION PROGRAM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to: (a) clearly articulate that the sewer loan connection program is not restricted to residential dwellings; and(b)permit lot owners approved for the County Sewer Connection Loan Program to select their own contractors. SECTION 2. Chapter 21, article 5, section 21-37 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 21-37. Findings and purpose. Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92 54& commonly called the Clean Water Act, have been placed on local governments to upgrade the treatment of wastewater. The County of Hawai`i, as a condition of receiving Federal construction grants for wastewater treatment facilities, has been mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency to construct sewer lines and laterals in Hilo While sewer connections to future new subdivisions can be planned to minimize the cost and the cost can be amortized in the mortgage, sewer connections to existing houses are more problematic. The cost of connecting an existing house to the sewer can be very expensive and varies greatly with the geology (soil or rock), the elevation of the house in relation to the lateral, -- - - -- . . - o the lateral, and the topography and improvements between the house and the lateral. Many of the houses mand. _ .. . . . - - connection at an estimated cost ranging from $3,000 to over $30,000. Section 21 5, requires connection to the sewer of lots accessible to a sewer. Conditions of Federal Environmental Protection Agency grants for construction of wastewater facilities in Hilo and Kailua Kona also require the County of Hawaii to ensure full utilization of those facilities amendment no. 1 requires the County of Hawai`i to enforce the sewer use ordinance and require