2021-02-24 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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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 11/09/2020. • Project Design is under re-evaluation with new Administration because total project cost is approaching $45 million. Discussions with EPA are underway regarding AOC milestone deadlines. • 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. 11/09/2020: Final AMP approved by SHPD. 03/2021: WWTP Land Acquisition (AOC milestone approaching). 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: Pahala LCCs closure. C. LONO KONA SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT: • Construction was started on May 1, 2019 and was completed by November 2019. • Current hookup count as of 2/16/21: 75 out of 112 TMKs have connected. Out of the 112 TMKs, 18 are vacant lots. With the remaining 19 TMKs that have not connected, 14 received extensions, while the remaining 5 have not responded to the Notice of Violation letter. DEM-WWD continues to reach out to these 5 TMKs as to their connection status. 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 and requested a site visit prior to accepting the AIS. After completion of the site visit, the AIS will be revised and resubmitted by early May 2021. The anticipated EIS schedule is the following: ➢ Resubmit AIS (to SHPD): May 2021 (SHPD has been unavailable for site visit.) ➢ Receive SHPD Approval of AIS: August 2021 ➢ Prepare Final EIS: September 2021 ➢ Publish Final EIS: November 2021 The project is being re-evaluated because of funding issues related to the $160 million cost of improvements and the Maui County (Lahaina WWTP injection wells) U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision. Design of the North and South R-1 distribution pipelines has been reinitiated under Phase 2 of the OSFL design work. Design contract NTP issued 10/13/20.