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J�SY Os M�,.• ... COUNTY OF HAWAII '-�� /i•> STATE OF HAWAII 44 of•N�N:. RESOLUTION NO. 510 14 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE PUAKO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR A WASTEWATER STUDY. WHEREAS, the Puako Community Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is passionate about the impact of land-based pollutants; and WHEREAS, the Puako Community Association is clear and firm about being a good steward of the water, ocean, and reef right out their front door; and WHEREAS, the wastewater from the Puako area is not treated at a central waste- treatment facility; and WHEREAS, sewage from homes flow into either cesspools or septic systems installed close to the shoreline and in highly permeable basalt; and WHEREAS, the Puako Community Association would like to assess whether the community needs to change their sewage treatment systems; and WHEREAS, the University of Hawai`i at Hilo (UHH) will conduct a study that will establish a baseline, which will enable a comparison of water quality before and after the completion of cesspool removals in Puako and Waialea Bay; and WHEREAS, the goal of this project is for the Puako community to work with UHH to identify land-based sources of pollution and to assess their impact on water quality and the reef ecosystem; and WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from District 9 will be appropriated to the Department of Environmental Management to provide a grant to the Puako Community Association to assist UHH with conducting a study on the impact of land-based pollutants on the reef ecosystem at Puako; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: