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1. WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS <br />A. <br /> Project Design is under re-evaluation with total project cost approaching $45 <br />million. Discussions with EPA regarding estimated WWTP construction costs <br />increasing from $14.6 million to $20.6 million because WWTP site has steeper <br />slopes than predicted. Also, geotechnical borings confirmed the WWTP site has <br />underground voids due to lava tubes. Unknown lava tubes will add additional <br />construction costs should they be encountered during construction. EPA is trying <br />to determine what effects these changes have on the NEPA Environmental <br />Assessment (EA) that was completed last March 2020. County also needs to <br />request for an extension of the current AOC milestone deadlines approved by <br />EPA on May 24, 2021 (using the June 24, 2021 backstop deadline for Phase 1 <br />Collection System Design). <br /> Current Schedule <br />11/04/20: Final AMP approved by SHPD (letter received 11/09/2020). <br />05/01/21: Awaiting EPA review of NEPA EA if COH changes WWTP. <br />06/28/21: WWTP Land Acquisition via Condemnation (Re-doing Land appraisal). <br />08/06/21: Submit Special Permit Application (County acquires Land to submit). <br />09/23/21: Complete Design-Build RFP for WWTP and Phase 1 Collection System. <br />10/01/21: Advertise Design-Build RFP WWTP and Phase 1 Collection System. <br />01/15/22: Issue NTP for Design-Build Contract <br />04/18 LCCs closure. <br /> <br />o Final EA/FONSI was published with OEQC on 03/08/20. Also, the Draft <br />Final AIS was submitted to SHPD on 02/26/20 and SHPD approved as <br />Final AIS on 04/20/20. <br />o , an Archaeological <br />Monitoring Plan (AMP) was required. AMP was logged in queue by <br />SHPD on 05/05/20 for review/approval. SHPD approval dated <br />11/04/2020 was received 11/09/2020. <br />o The project is planned for funding with Clean Water State Revolving <br />Funds (CWSRF) loan, County Bonds (CIP), and partially by a federal <br />EPA grant. <br /> <br />B. <br /> The state-level OEQC EA completion is required prior to land purchase for the <br />WWTP/disposal facility. <br />because no federal funds are being used on this LCC project (note: if CWSRF <br />funds are utilized federal cross-cutters are still required). <br /> Initial archaeological, flora and fauna field work completed (11/2020). Section <br />106 and Section 7 consultation by DOH pending final area of potential effect for <br />all three CWSRF projects. AOC compliance completion of the final EA was <br />originally 10/05/2019 which was extended to 07/23/21 at COH request on <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />