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STATE OF HAWAII SCOPE OF SERVICES Attachment - S1 The United States Environmental Protection Agency has mandated that the County of Hawaii close all of its large capacity cesspools. Using funds from the American Reconstruction and Recovery Act ( "ARRA "), the County of Hawaii ( "COUNTY ") was able to finance the cost of replacing the large capacity cesspools with sewer lines in the town of Honokaa. A sewer line was installed on Mamane Street in Honokaa, which is the main thoroughfare through this town. Pursuant to Hawaii COUNTY Code Section 21 -5, lots accessible to a sewer line must connect. The Mamane Street is mostly a business district. These lot owners will be required to reroute their sewer lines from the back of their lots to the front. In most cases, they will need to break through concrete sidewalks. Lot owners located below the sewer line will need to install a pump which might require an upgrade of their electrical system. The costs may run over $25,000. The cost of the hookup to the COUNTY sewer line is the responsibility of the lot owner. Many of the lot owners are small businesses. A survey mailed to the affected lot owners found that 80% indicated that they need at least partial financing. Of the lot owners applying for loans, it is reasonable to assume that not all loan applications will be approved. The connection cost will be a financial hardship for many of these lot owners. For this situation, the COUNTY has a financial assistance program (the sewer loan connection program) whereby the COUNTY will guarantee repayment of the loans made to lot owners (that are unable to qualify for bank financing). The COUNTY will be modifying the loan program by guaranteeing only those that have a good possibility of repaying the loan. Therefore, not all loans requested that are declined by the financial institutions will be guaranteed by the COUNTY. Part of the area requiring connection to the Honokaa Sewer Project is located within the Source Water /Wellhead Protection Area ( "WHPA ") for the Hawaii Department of Water Supply's Haina Water System (identified as Public Water System #161). The WHPA identifies the area around a drinking water source where potential contaminating activities ( "PCA ") may contaminate the water source. On -Site Disposal Systems ( "OSDS ") including large capacity cesspools, cesspools, and septic systems are identified by the Hawaii Source Water Assessment and Protection Program as a PCA. ADM. SERV. OFFICE LOG NO. 12 -044 AG -011 Rev 07/28/2005 1