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Mr. Dominic Yagong Lca r • • -~c?,;,~~>~
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Hilo, HI 96720
Subject: Mandatory Sewer Construction Projects
Dear Mr. Yagong:
This letter is in reply to your inquiry of last week regarding the EPA-mandated sewer
construction projects in the Papaikou wastewater treatment plant sewer service area.
On March 23, 1993, EPA issued a Final Determination Letter (FDL) which states that
$6,891,902 to construct the Papaikou wastewater treatment plant will be eligible for EPA grant
funding once the plant is fully utilized. To fully utilize the wastewater treatment plant, the FDL
noted that the County must construct sewers to connect at least 75% of the homes and structures
in Papaikou and Paukaa to the sewer system, and the treatment plant must receive at least 7$% of
the design capacity after a reasonable and necessary adjustment due to unrealized population
growth in the area.
Based on information provided by the County of Hawaii, the FDL noted that construction
of the Papaikou Phase II and Paukaa Phase R sewers would fully utilize the treatment plant.
However, the County of Hawaii recently informed EPA that construction of these sewer projects
u~ll sewer fewer homes than indicated in the FDL, and may not result in full utilization of the
Papaikou wastewater treatment plant. Should the County fail to achieve full utilization of the
Papaikou wastewater treatment plant EPA w711 reconsider the eligibility of the 56,891;902 to
construct the plant. We urge the County to construct all sewer projects necessary to fully utilise
the treatment plant.
If you have any questions, please call me at (415) 744-1944.
Sincerely,
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Linda Reeves
Audits Resolution Coordinator
cc' Donna Faye K. Kiyosaki, County of Hawaii
Dennis Tulang, Hawaii Department of Health ~.2 ~ Q b
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