PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-USE-2023-000010)

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provided by the applicant, the water usage for operation of the transitional medical clinic will remain unchanged. The permanent medical clinic and workforce housing will require an additional five (5)units of water and DWS has preliminarily informed the Project's engineers that additional units of water can be made available for Phase II and Phase III of the development subject to final determination by DWS. Since DWS has stated that the existing meter is only sufficient for an average daily usage of 400 gpd, a condition requiring the applicant to either obtain additional water commitments, provide on-site potable water, or come to an agreement with the DWS on the availability of water has been added. This will allow the applicant to work with DWS, should more water become available to the area. There is no municipal sewer system in North Kohala. The subject property is currently serviced by two (2) existing cesspools, which will be closed per DOH guidelines. Due to the topography and siting of the permanent medical clinic, the permanent medical clinic will install a new Individual Wastewater System (IWS)with leach field. The workforce housing will connect to a new IWS that will share the primary and secondary backup absorption beds from the permanent medical clinic. The total wastewater output for the proposed project is estimated to not exceed the total 15,000 gpd. According to comments provided by the State Department of Health (DOH),while the Department has no objection with the Project, the two proposed IWS would not meet the criteria set forth in Chapter 11-62 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules and therefore the applicant will be required to install a wastewater treatment plant as the proposed flows exceed 1,000 gallons per day. A wastewater treatment system is distinct from a septic system, or individual wastewater system (IWS), and is required to address the higher-level output associated with commercial use of the subject property. A condition of approval will be added to require that the applicant complete the wastewater upgrade, meeting with the approval of DOH,prior to occupancy of each phase. Futhermore, the Department of Public Works Building Division provided comments on the subject application that permits shall be required for the proposed project. Agencies that review a commercial building permit application include the Department of Health; Fire Department; Department of Public Works- Engineering 9