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<br />2. OPERATIONS <br />A. TREATMENT/COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND PUMPING STATIONS/ <br />FORCE MAINS: <br />• Unscheduled repairs/upgrades/replacement of failing equipment due to age and <br />prolonged wear and tear continue where necessary throughout the wastewater <br />facilities. <br /> <br />B. SAFETY PRACTICES/TRAINING: <br />• WWD Administration continues to review and update the Emergency <br />Response Procedures and the Standard Safety Procedures, and the weekly <br />safety meeting agendas. <br /> <br />3. ADMINISTRATION <br /> A. VACANT POSITIONS IN OPERATIONS: <br />• Trades Helper (temporary, Hilo – 2 positions): recruitment in progress. <br />• Operator II (Hilo): requesting reallocation to Operator IV. <br />• Assistant Operator (Hilo – 2 positions): recruitment in progress. <br />• Assistant Operator (Kona – 2 position): recruitment in progress. <br /> <br />B. VACANT POSITIONS AT RAILROAD OFFICE: <br />• Engineering Support Tech IV: recruitment in progress. <br />• Project Manager: recruitment in progress. <br />• Wastewater Deputy Division Chief: recruitment in progress. <br /> <br />4. WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS <br />A. NĀ‘ĀLEHU LARGE CAPACITY CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT: <br />• Alternative potential sites are being investigated. <br />• Public outreach meetings will be scheduled for October 2018. <br />• The State EA process is to be completed prior to purchase of land for the <br />treatment/disposal facility. <br />• Closure of the large capacity cesspools as mandated by the EPA will occur <br />once the treatment and disposal system has been constructed and properties <br />have been connected to the new collection system. <br />• The project is funded by Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) <br />monies. <br /> <br />B. PĀHALA LARGE CAPACITY CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT: <br />• Public outreach meetings will be scheduled for October 2018. <br />• As a result of EPA funding for this project, the NEPA process in addition to the <br />State EA process are required. Both processes are to be completed prior to <br />selection of land for the treatment/disposal facility. <br />- The draft EA was submitted to OEQC on 9/12/18 for publication on 9/23/18. <br />• Closure of the large capacity cesspools as mandated by the EPA will occur <br />once the treatment and disposal system has been constructed and properties <br />have been connected to the new collection system. <br />9 <br /> <br />