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FIRM OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
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<br /> , 7 Ms.Sina Pruder,Supervisor,
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<br /> Throughout Hawaii there are approximately 88,000 cesspools that Recommendations
<br /> release an estimated 53 mgd of wastewater to the environment.
<br /> Given that over 90 percent of the state's drinking water supplies are The following recommendations were provided to the State:
<br /> from groundwater sources,cesspools pose an environmental and • Develop a coordinated strategy for conversions,including
<br /> public health risk. identification of existing and future sewer connections, o
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<br /> decentralized systems,and onsite systems.
<br /> In 2017,the Hawaii State Legislature passed Act 125,which states z
<br /> that by January 1,2050 all cesspools in the state of Hawaii,unless • Build workforce needed to support conversions including o
<br /> granted exemption,shall upgrade or convert to a septic or aerobic planning/engineering,contractors,and wastewater operations =
<br /> treatment unit,or connect to a sewer system(ACT125,2017).Act staff needed to support systems. D
<br /> 132 was passed in 2018 to establish a Cesspool Conversion Working 1
<br /> •Group(CCWG)to develop a long-range comprehensive plan and Perform public engagement and education. D
<br /> commission a statewide study of sewage contamination in near-shore • Provide financial aid and z
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<br /> marine areas(ACT132,2018).The CCWG retained Carollo to provide funding mechanisms, c)
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<br /> expertise regarding onsite wastewater treatment technologies and particularly for those that $
<br /> cesspool conversion funding and finance options.This work is part of are financially burdened -173
<br /> a long-range comprehensive plan being developed and implemented by conversion costs. z
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<br /> Summary of Scope ;, ,
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<br /> Carollo's scope included an evaluation of existing and emerging D
<br /> technologies for onsite treatment;research of applicable grants, " `c• ,',-- 0,
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<br /> loans,tax credits,rebates,and other funding alternatives that
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<br /> options available to them.The effort also included a comprehensive - 1=1P� A
<br /> evaluation of practices successfully used by other states to approve .
<br /> innovative technologies and to finance cesspool conversions. ` , ` : ;. , A
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<br /> The effort required working closely with the CCWG,which ...p. K
<br /> comprises representatives from each county,Department of Health, -1204- . — z
<br /> Environmental Protection Agency,and state legislature.Additional -<
<br /> key members include individuals representing other interested fi #� z
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<br /> Carollo completed an affordability evaluation for cesspool conversions o
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<br /> the cost of cesspool conversions.
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