2025-01-27 Rebecca Melendez Testimony

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future growth and utilize financing tools such as community facilities district (CFD) or tax increment financing (TIF) to aid in implementation. What would be their priority? Resorts over Residence? Big Island `Acute Problems' Plaguing Big Island's Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown https://www.civiIbeat.org/2024/04/acute-problems- plaguing-big-islands-wastewater-treatment-systems-prompt- epa-crackdown/ Why doesn't the county start considering the Cinderella Incinerator toilet or other inventions to help with the wastewater treatment issues, especially when this has been a serious issue for years? https://cinderellaeco.com/en-us 27.i Streamline the sewer connection loan program. What is this loan program? Is the island going into more debt because of it? 27 j Develop wastewater cost valuation in service fees (similar to the water model fee structure). 27.k Develop a criteria-based infrastructure prioritization tool to develop new or expand existing municipal wastewater systems. Base these priority areas on designated urban growth boundaries, urban zoning and density, population trends and anticipated growth, health/safety, and environmental factors 27.1 Implement innovative wastewater systems at a cost-effective scale for small communities. If the county starts considering new inventions and types of waste treatment toilets, like the Cinderella Incinerator Toilet, wastewater treatment costs would be considerably lowered. Why don't they do this? Page 139 27.p In collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, develop a water resource strategy for efficient agricultural water use and reuse. Why doesn't the county start to consider using grey water inventions? https://www.environmental-expert.com/articles/the- power-of-greywater-recycling-a-sustainable-solution-for-the- future-1138822 22