2019-08-28 Meeting Minutes (EMC)

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b. Director’s Informational Report: • He testified as a witness a few weeks ago on the Nāālehu lawsuit. The ʻ parties are to provide written final arguments some time before the new year. • The schedules for the R-1 system, Nāālehu, and Pāhala ʻprojects have been set back two to three years because of cross-cutter requirements (federal requirements that also become state requirements). A new DOH process requires that if SRF funds are utilized, there can be no intrusive measures done until such time as a 106 review and cultural issues are completed. This is delaying progress on the Pāhala, Nāālehu, and Rʻ-1 projects for an indeterminate amount of time. The R-1 upgrade was to be done by 2020, and now it looks like they won’t be able to start until the beginning of 2021, and it may be 2023 by the time R-1 water is produced. These significant delays are primarily caused by the new standards and requirements for cultural review. The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) is backed up about one year on projects. The WWD will be checking on whether some non-intrusive work can be done. The cost is way higher. • For the Kaloko Heights sewer extension, the commissioners were provided with a diagram showing what is happening and the county resolution. It will be an improvement district consisting of only two entities who will be paying for 100% of the line. The developers will connect to the gravity line going south, and they are also required to have the ability to shut off flow from Kaloko Heights as they come down to the Kealakehe plant and divert it to the new facility north, should this occur in the future. The developers will be hiring an engineer to do the full design, and the department will review and approve the design. It is his understanding that the plan will be submitted to the council for the full improvement district funding and operations and that once completed, the line will be turned over to the county. • For the reclaimed water to Hina Lani, WWD will utilize an old DWS water storage tank. The tank will provide head pressure to the R-1 water for distribution. The WWD is looking at R-1 not being available for Honokōhau Harbor before 2022, because they will need a new R-1 line to pump R-1 water north to the existing highway line already in place. The whole process going north has stopped because of the 106. Regarding whether DLNR’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is on track, he has no idea because it has nothing to do with the county and he has no information from them on the status and funding. • Notices for smoke tests in the Pāpaʽikou area were sent out. It is the second testing done there, and about 25 houses were found to be not