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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 7 There are no severe geological or topographical problems for either of the subject parcels that cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. According to a February 15, 2018 memo from the Department of Public Works Engineering Division, a portion of Parcel 33 is in an area designated as Flood Zone AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). Flood Zone AE is the Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood (1% chance of occurring in any given year) where flood elevations have been determined. The remainder of Parcel 33 and the entire Parcel 34 are in an area designated as Zone X on the FIRM by FEMA. Zone X is an area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. All development-generated runoff shall be disposed of onsite and not directed toward any adjacent properties. A drainage study shall be prepared and the recommended drainage system shall be constructed meeting the approval of the Department of Public Works. There are no known streams that traverse the subject properties. The nearest stream is the non-perennial Kaluiiki tributary from the Wailoa River, which is about 329 feet to the north and flows down towards the east (away from the subject properties). Any project and its potential impacts to State waters must meet State and Federal rules and regulations. According to the State Department of Health, lands formerly used for sugarcane production are now being developed into communities where residential homes, schools and commercial businesses are being constructed. Chemicals associated with the sugarcane industry persist in soil today and may be a threat to public health and the environment. Elevated arsenic levels were discovered in soil at former sugarcane production areas on the islands. The State Department of Health Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) Office has identified former sugarcane production areas for assessment throughout the state and plans to work with property owners to conduct environmental assessments to identify and address elevated soil arsenic levels prior to finalizing development plans for the properties. Air quality in the subject area is mostly affected by emissions from natural and vehicular sources, as well as the volcanic haze from the Kilauea Volcano. According to the State Department of Health, the applicant would need to meet the requirements of the Department of Health Air Pollution Rules, Chapter 60.1, Title 11, State of Hawai`i for fugitive dust control. Existing noise levels are from traffic and incidental human activity, livestock, wind and foliage. As the project will generate construction traffic and equipment noise, the applicant will comply with the State Department of Health's noise regulations. Construction activities will be limited to certain periods of the day.