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County wants to embark on, I would applaud that. And I think this developer would participate <br />in the project, just like every other developer should be willing to participate. I don€t think there <br />is any value to having each developer try to develop their own testing program. There€re some <br />systems like, you know, Dr. Brock€s at Waikoloa where they control a large area, where they can <br />establish protocols that are innovative and can provide a great deal of information. But in order <br />for this data to be valuable, there has got to be a constant program along the coast, so that we are <br />all collecting the data in the same manner using the same protocols, and all testing for the same <br />nutrients or the same contaminants or the same particulates. And if that were the case, then I <br />think we would all be willing to participate. But as far as an individual program for each <br />individual development, I think it would be scientific chaos; the data wouldn€t be able to be <br />shared. <br />ALAMEDA:Thank you. Follow-up, Commissioner Graham? <br />GRAHAM:Yeah.Sincewedon€thavespecificdataforwhatthequalityof <br />water is below your project and all, and trying to sort of guess what the other impacts on that <br />would be, given we have to look at the accumulative impacts when we deal with SMA permits, <br />there are a whole bunch of ƒ I don€t know the number of homes down at the Hawaii Planing <br />Mills Subdivision ƒ are they just cesspools and feeding into the groundwater, or are they hooked <br />to the sewer system? What€s their situation? <br />MOOERS:I have no idea. <br />GRAHAM:Okay, thank you. <br />ALAMEDA:Thank you, Commissioner Graham. Commissioner Domingo? <br />DOMINGO:Would the Corps of Engineers and the Board of Health still be <br />monitoring the facts of all these developments as they€re doing in West Hawaii in the Waikoloa <br />area? <br />MOOERS:Well, I€m not quite sure if I understand your question. Let me take <br />a crack at answering it. I mean clearly that this development or any development is going to <br />have to comply with the regulations of the Army Corps and the Department of Health. And <br />specifically as it€s related to storm water, you know, the Army Corps, Public Works, FEMA, <br />they are going to be looking at all work done on the drainage ways and how the water is treated, <br />what the situation is now and what will it become. As far as the drywells and other things and <br />wastewater treatment, those are all governed by Department of Health and Public Works. So <br />everything that€s done on site will have to be approved by the appropriate regulatory agency. I <br />took Commissioner Graham€s questions to imply that maybe we are looking at something greater <br />than that, that maybe we should be looking at, you know, a coast-wide monitoring program that <br />really talks about what impact of urban growth is on the near shore waters. And I guess my <br />comment would be that if we are going to do a study like that ƒ if we are going to develop <br />certain protocols ƒ we would participate in that. And I think that that€s important. <br />DOMINGO:My question was just to ascertain whether the Corps of Engineers <br />and the Department of Health is at the present time monitoring the waters on our shoreline. <br />22EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />