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Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Management DATE: 01/10/2019 STAFF CONTACT: Dora Beck PHONE: 961-8513 A. REQUEST: An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for a State Pollution Control Revolving Fund Loan for a Wastewater improvement project and authorizing the issuance of ,\ $1,500,000 General Obligation Bonds of the County of Hawai'i for the purpose of financing the following project: Lanihau Wastewater Pump Station Force Main Replacement $1,500,000 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The Lanihau Wastewater Pump Station handles sewage in the vicinity of Alli Drive-Palani-Kaahumanu Place intersection. Attachment A illustrates the sewer connections that the Lanihau Wastewater Pump Station services. Estimated future flow for the pump station is 1.9 million gallons per day. The Lanihau Wastewater Pump Station cast iron Force Main is 55-years old and is at the end of its useful life. On June 12, 2017, the Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reported that a sewage spill had occurred at Alii Drive and Palani Road in Kailua-Kona due to ruptured force main. The release was discharged into Kailua Bay after flowing into nearby storm drains that empty into the bay. The recent emergency repairs to sections of the failing 6-inch cast iron pipe revealed that the integrity of the entire section is severely compromised requiring replacement of a 677-foot section to avoid additional pipe failures that would result in the release of raw sewage to Kailua Bay. This request will provide funding for this project and allow us to take advantage of the lower interest rates provided by the State Revolving Fund Loan Program. We respectfully request that this bill be waived from the Council's Finance Committee in order to expedite this project. SIGNED: ! DATE: l�//11 Department Head