Waipi'o Lookout Draft Environmental Assessment

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County Department of Water Supply(DWS)to lots on Waipi`o Road. According to DWS (see letter of November 17, 2006, in Appendix 1),the existing booster pump does not have sufficient capacity to provide additional water at this time. Water may become available if the booster pump is upgraded or replaced to provide additional water. No estimates of the cost of an upgrade or replacement are currently available. Although the action would not have any substantial impact on existing utilities,as no improvements or modifications to the site are planned at this time,if future plans involve water use,improvements to the County water system may be required. After development of a plan for use of the property, a subsequent Environmental Assessment will address utility impacts related to plan implementation. 3.3.2 Roadways Existing Facilities, Impacts and Mitigation Measures The site is presently accessed by Waipi`o Valley road, a two-lane County road. Because the Rice property is presently unused and the proposed purchase would not involve use or improvement of the site, the action would have no impact on traffic;traffic impacts related to development of the site and possible mitigation would be discussed in an additional Environmental Assessment. 3.4 Secondary and Cumulative Impacts The project will not involve any secondary or cumulative impacts, such as population changes or effects on public facilities. Cumulative impacts result when implementation of several projects that individually have limited impacts combine to produce more severe impacts or conflicts in mitigation measures. The project,being limited to acquisition of the property,has no direct impacts. So,there would be no impacts that could act cumulatively with those of other actions. At the current time, according to files at the Planning Department,there do not appear to be any roadway,utility or development projects being undertaken in the Waipi`o Valley or Kukuihaele areas that would combine in such a way as to produce adverse cumulative effects or involve a commitment for larger actions. 3.5 Required Permits and Approvals The following permits and approvals would be required: • County Council Approval for Purchase of Property 15 Environmental Assessment, Mawai`i County Purchase of Rice Property at Waipi`o Lookout