2017-6 PCDP Action-Objective table

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PCDP Objective and Action Alignment Table Aquifers, Coastal Waters and Stormwater 2.3.2.a Aspirational Plan for future potable and irrigation water demand and preserve a contamination -free zone in the O 2.3.3.a Policy portion of the aquifer in lower Puna for future development as a potable water source. A 2.3.2.b Aspirational Improve wastewater treatment methods and standards in areas designated for future aquifer use O Policy and in coastal areas. 2.3.2.c Aspirational Address the special challenges of managing storm water runoff on Puna's lava terrain on a O Policy watershed basis. ■ 2.3.3.a Non -County Encourage State legislation to prohibit the use of cesspools as a means for wastewater disposal in A Action areas below 1,000 feet Mean Sea Level, with the objective of protecting both water quality in coastal areas, as well as in the aquifer, particularly the portion underlying State-owned lands in the Maku'u area, where there is potential to develop the source for community potable water wells and agricultural irrigation purposes 2.3.3.b Non -County Seek State Department of Health acceptance of small -footprint septic wastewater treatment A Action designs; for example, those using drip irrigation or low-pressure pipe and double -tank no -leach field designs. Also, seek acceptance of small decentralized treatment systems and clustered septic systems for wastewater treatment in village/town centers, clustered residential development and other special circumstances 2.3.3.c County Action Prepare watershed management plans for the Volcano -to -Mountain View and Hawaiian Acres -to- A Orchidland areas to address localized flooding problems. 2.3.3.d Non -County By agency agreements and control of zoning and building permits, ensure that a corridor of the A Action Puna watershed at least two miles wide including the Wao Kele O Puna forest area and State lands mauka of Highway 130 between the'Ainaloa subdivision and Pahoa is protected from uses that might contaminate groundwater. 2.3.3.e Non -County In areas below 100 feet above Mean Sea Level, propose amendments to the applicable laws, A Action ordinances and regulations that require all black wastewater disposal systems to be contained, pumpable units or be connected to a collective treatment facility. Explore the use of Special Management Area regulations to require this as part of permits for new development. 2.3.3.f County Action Based on the findings of the ongoing feasibility study for a wastewater treatment facility to service A (May 2012 -April 2013 Anuual Report) the Kapoho Beach Lots/Vacation land Hawaii area, the County shall support the funding of an The Kapoho Wastewater Project (KWP) subcommittee Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for such facility. continued to urge dialogue among residents in the two subdivisions that might develop consensus in either moving forward with a wastewater collection and treatment system or to initiate more proactive measures through association by-laws to require private system upgrades. • The KWP SC was dissolved following a final report from the SC indicating that financial constraints and the inability to establish consensus within Kapoho Beach Lots on a course of action. 2.3.3.g Non -County j Promote tax credits to Kapoho residents who convert their existing cesspools into aerobic I A Action treatment systems.