2018-03-28 EMC Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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• Closure of the large capacity cesspools as mandated by the EPA will occur once the treatment and disposal system has been constructed and properties have been connected to the new collection system. • The project is funded by Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) monies and partially by a federal EPA grant. C. NORTH KONA SEWER AND EFFLUENT REUSE UPGRADE: • The revised draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the last re-design and additional construction cost attributed to project delays for the sewer and reuse lines has been signed by the County and returned to the State DOT for continued processing. • The State DOT began the overall project construction in September 2015. Currently, the anticipated completion date is August 2018. The project continues with installation of reuse piping and gravity sewer lines. • The project is funded by Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) monies. D. LONO KONA SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT: • Due to prices exceeding available funding, the current bid solicitation was cancelled by the chief procurement officer. The project was re-bid on 2/21/18. Bid opening is scheduled for 3/29/18. • Loan closing is scheduled to occur in April 2018. Construction NTP is estimated to be issued in mid-2018. • The USDA Rural Development has obligated loan and grant funds of $2,437,000 and $4,024,800 respectively to this project. E. KEALAKEHE AERATION UPGRADE AND SLUDGE REMOVAL: • Final approval of the project will be issued pending completion of all punchlist items. • With respect to the Endangered Species Act for Hawaiian Stilts and Coots, the County is in the process of executing a contract with Ho’omaluo LLC to continue the predator control and bird monitoring of endangered bird species. • The project is funded by CWSRF monies which is being increased from $18 million to $23 million. F. KEALAKEHE WWTP EFFLUENT R-1 UPGRADE: • R-1 design process had begun with a design kick-off meeting that took place on 3/8/18 when the consultant’s design team visited the Kealakehe WWTP. • The environmental process for the R-1 system is ongoing. A draft EIS is anticipated to be published in mid-2018 followed by a 45-day comment period. • The long range plans for R-1 quality effluent began in 2007 as a phased approach. Phase I, which installs a reuse line between the Kohanaiki area and Kealakehe Parkway, is planned under the State DOT’s Phase II Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway Project (see item C above). • The DOH has earmarked SRF monies in the amount of $54 million to fund both design and construction of the R-1 upgrade at the Kealakehe WWTP.