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Aaron S.Y., Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 11 located partially outside of their pressure zone, requiring readjustment of the subdivision layout. DWS requires the applicant to acquire and maintain valid water commitments for the proposed subdivision as well as remit facilities charge payments and documents conveying the improvements and necessary easements to Water Board of the County of Hawaii. The applicant will also be required to construct water system improvements (including water mains, service laterals, water meters, and fire suppression improvements) to service all of the lots in the proposed subdivision prior to the granting of final subdivision approval: Finally, subject to other agencies' requirements to construct improvements within the road right-of-way fronting the property affected by the proposed development, the applicant shall be responsible for the relocation and adjustment of the DWS' affected water system facilities, should they be necessary. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. The subject properties are accessible to the County sewer. The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has indicated that any new lot created via subdivision is required to connect to the public sewer in accordance with Section 21-5 (Sewers) of the County Code. In addition, DEM requires the applicant conduct a sewer study in accordance with the then applicable wastewater system design standards prior to receiving approval to connect to the sewer system. Finally, the applicant shall provide such sewer line or other facility improvements as the Director of DEM may reasonably require, which the sewer study may indicate are advisable for mitigation of impacts of the proposed project. DEM further indicated that should the applicant choose to connect to the existing privately -owned sewer line on Lehua Street, the County would not accept ownership of the line and the line would remain privately owned with responsibility for operation and maintenance of the line to remain the responsibility of the owners. Finally, DEM noted that should the applicant choose to connect to the 6 -inch sewer line in Amau`ulu Road, it would need to be upgraded by the applicant to meet current Design Standards prior to connection to the County Sewer System. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. The applicant proposes to convey approximately 1.7 -acres of land to the County as part of the expansion of the Clean Akina Park, which is situated to directly adjacent to the south and east of Parcel 26. A majority of the area to be conveyed has historically been used as a part of the park under a lease agreement with the previous owner. The Department of Parks and Recreation (P&R) is interested in formalizing the expansion of the park and would be amenable to accepting ownership of the land for that purpose. The area to be dedicated is currently Zoned Open (0) which allows for public park use. While