2020-11-25 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report (postponed due to technical difficulties)

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 Based on SHPD’s review and acceptance of the AIS, an Archaeological Monitoring Plan (AMP) is required. AMP was submitted on 05/07/20 to SHPD for review/approval. SHPD approval received 11/09/20. • The project is planned for funding with Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) monies and partially by a federal EPA grant. • Current Schedule: 05/2020: WWTP Site and Easement Appraisal Updated. 11/09/20: Final AMP approved by SHPD. 03/2021: WWTP Land Acquisition (AOC milestone, not per schedule). 08/12/21: Submit Special Permit Application. 03/23/22: WWTP and Phase 1 Collection System Design completion. 04/30/22: Advertisement for bids-Phase 1 Construction. 12/20/23: Pāhala LCCs closure. C. LONO KONA SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT: • Construction has been completed. All mains have been installed. CCTV inspection was completed on 11/06/19. Pre-final walk through was performed on 10/30/19. Final walk through was conducted on 11/19/19. • Letters to property owners signaling the start of the 180-day mandatory connection requirement were mailed on 11/12/19. The letters state that hook- up to the county sewer must be done by 05/10/20. Compliance deadline was extended to 07/09/20 due to COVID-19. Notice of Violation Letters for non- connected TMKs were mailed on 07/23/20. • Current hookup count as of 11/13/20: 62 out of 112 TMKs have connected. Out of the 112 TMKs, 18 are vacant lots. With the remaining 32 TMKs that have not connected, 24 received extensions, while the remaining 8 have not responded to the Notice of Violation letters. WWD is reaching out to these 8 TMKs as to their connection status. • USDA Rural Development has obligated loan and grant funds of $2,437,000 and $4,024,800 respectively to this project. USDA’s Amendment 1 (dated 07/25/18) provided additional loan and grant funding to cover cost overruns. An additional loan of $3,699,000 and grant of $1,071,000 were added to the original agreement. The low construction bid received was $8,531,814. D. KEALAKEHE WWTP EFFLUENT R-1 UPGRADE: • The Archaeological Inventory Survey (AIS) that is required by SHPD is proceeding. The AIS report to SHPD was completed in early December 2019. SHPD required a 30-day consultation period due to cultural sites that were identified. The 30- day consultation period was extended because of comments received by DLNR’s Historic Trails branch. The findings from the 30-day consultation period have been incorporated into the AIS. The completed AIS was submitted to SHPD on 03/20/20. SHPD’s review comments were received 07/08/20. The AIS will be revised and resubmitted by early January 2021. The anticipated EIS schedule is the following: 13