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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0690.003 2000-2002 08/23/02 FRI 08:18 FA% 808 329 2597 NPS Aaloko-~onokohau NHP ~ 001 ~latidnaf par!€ 5arooidt ICalgko-Nonakahau 73-4786 Kanaiani StrEet # 14 tt.. U.S. Depaa~4me~rt afi flee Ireri~a®r N3Uanal Histariol P3fic Kailua-Kona, ~Sawai'i 96740 ~ $D$ 3Z~-SB87 Phone 808 329-0597 F2x ~C~a®~~~®h~~ Fax r-~ ~~x ~6urrilber : ~ a ~~Z.~~~.~„~5 G Z 3%G z- P~g~s doll®~na: ~®a>innr~~mts: ~ ~ d r ~ ~ ~ N~ ~ S ~t ~ 67 E7CP~RIEFI~E Y~l.69 d6NBERICA ~ , ;~f. ~rUG ~ ~0 ~ 08/23/02 FRI 08:18 FAg 808 329 2597 NP5 Haloko-Honokohau NHP ~j002 United Mates Department o~ the Interior ~p ~ NA'1'IONAI, PARK SERVICE ~ xAr.ot~o-xoHa~o~aAv Na.~ox~, xrsroxlcAL PAS 73-4786 ICaualani St., A14 Kailua-Kona, Fisu+nfi 9b74Q August 22, 2002 I~awaii Island County Council 2S Apo~i Street, Room 209 Milo, I~awaii 9b720 Dear lC~awaii Island County Council Meanbers: Thank you for the oppoxt~mity to comment on the Change of Zone Appkicatiom (REZ 02- 009) frozaa TSA Corporation (TSA), Tl 7-3-051:060, for a change froaxx Open (O) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed District (1l~ICX-la) to facilitate expansion oftl~e I~lolco Industrial Park. The National Park Service has taken an active role in This proposed development since its inception before the State Land Use Commission (LllC). Kaloko- llonokohau National kliEStorical Park is situated makai of the proposed development and the existing Phases I and II ofthe industrial park., As demons~ratad before tYae LUC seed as expressed in our eornments to the Coa~nty Planing Department, the National Park is priaxaarily concerned with the protection of the pristilze groundwater tbat flows from flee rnostt~tain mauka ofthe Park (under ali of tk~ zxlaaaka developlraertt) atad into the Park's nearshore axed coastal waters. 1 he 1r~ark's cultural sad natural resources, inckudix~ the uaost significant wetland aloaag the Kona coast, axe sustained by this fresh groundwater. Should this tivater becon~ eontaxniuated, the resources of the National Park are at risk. Surface water runoff is a sigtuflcar~t nationrvvide problem for grouldwater pollution and, coz~ssequemtly, oz~e of the greatest threats of this proposed development to the Kati®aa2~1 Park. The LUC found that surface water runoff froat~. roadways is exposed to petroleum products, metals and other pollutants that threatest the resources of the Tlational Park, (LUC FFCl,DO, Findixig oflaact 309.) Accordingly, flee LUC imposed signi,~cant conditions on the nevY development aimed at co~olling and contaaniatg polluted surface water runoff: But because of arguments gnat fprth by TSA and flze County' during the LUC hearings, the LUC stopped short of applying surface water ruxtoffmitigation measures to flee construction and xl~air?tenaxlce of the County roads within the development. Zt is these roads that tl~e Paz~lc cozxles before the County Council to address. The Park also requests that the County specifically exclude a particularly threaten~g use from the planned development co>omlezcial pest coa~trol facilities. I'estieide and pesticide-related cosnpou~nds are capable of traveling long distasaces, swan when iraciclentally released into a water source, and aa~e knovvza to cause devastating irnpacis to aqu~etic resources. 08/23/02 FItI 08:18 FA% 808 329 2597 NPS Raloko-Honokohau NHP I~j003 wring the recezxt County Council meeting on ~.u~gust 13, 2002, JD~'. Stanley Bond., the Resource Manager from the Park., presented. the ]Park's request that storm. water rtea~of!' from Coaanty dedicated roadways be treated before enteric the ground and. ihaS the Cotatxty specifically exclude cox~sercial pest control facilities, fin respoa~se to our request, the Council asked the .Park to subarait speoi~c written recondations tixat v+ould address tk~e Patk's concerns. tour reco~rnendatians are as follows: 1~or surface watere~a~rao~ the Park concurs in principle with TS.A satbnaitted engineered, drawings fqr vegetated swales along all roadways within the proposed devcloprr~ent. The Park acltnodvledges float these swales will offer some reduction in pollntarits frown roads. 1-Iowever, it is not. adequate for floe water rapt 1roma the swales to be released directly into dry wells. ~e reca~sesad that the Couoty, like the LUC, acquire that all roadway dry wells include a catcbraent basaxa, saach that all surface water, after passing through a vegetated Swale, will run into the catel~ent basin prior to entering the dry well. Catcka basins help remove sedinaaerits grid larger debris that can pass through a sevale ura~nitigated. Therefore, the Park submits that an adccluate system of vegetated swages, catcbrnent basins, and dry wells is an adequ snitigatian rrteasure for storrxa water runoff froffi roadways within the proposed development. As for the threat of pesticide releases, the National Park offers the foIIowizzg language concerning pest coni7roI facilities: Cor,~u[sxercial pesticide, pest control and/or extermination. facilities aa°e prohibited. The intent is to exclude cor~nercial businesses based upon use of these products, including bulk storage, distribution, or manufacturing. The retail sale ofpre~pack~ed pesticides to the general public ®vould not be erected. The term pesticide iaicludes herbicides, insecticides, and other related compo`amds. The lark requests that these conditions be imposed by the County on all devel®pment mauk~a. of the National Park, including the McClean and ~u developffients. Itepreseaat$tives o#'ICaloko~Honakohau. National klastorical Park will attend tlic aaext County Council meeting on August 27`~ to answer any questions the Council meaoabers may have. Thank you for your consideration of tkae important resources of the National Park.. Sincerely, l.Jtie~~ Geraldine Bell Superintendent