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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI
MEETING AGENDA
DATE: June 26, 2019
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: West Hawaiʻi Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway
Community Hale (Building G)
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2019
3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Continued discussion and brainstorming of ideas related to the functions of the
Department of Environmental Management to share with Councilmember Tim
Richards in response to his request for a dialog.
b. Subcommittee’s status report on the progress made in formulating a
recommendation for a nutrient reduction monitoring program for the R-1
wetlands and SAT ponds.
5. NEW BUSINESS
Discuss possible options for providing sewer service to the non-sewered residences
on Aliʻi Drive and in the the Keauhou makai areas.
6. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
a. Chair’s Informational Report: Clarification of terminology used in the Chair’s
presentation on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Kealakehe
Wastewater Treatment Plant R-1 Upgrade.
b. Director’s Informational Report. (Note: The report and agenda are posted
online on the County Calendar and on the County’s website under Boards and
Commissions, Environmental Management Commission (http://records.co.
hawaii.hi.us/weblink/Browse.aspx?startid=8405&dbid=1).
The Director will provide informational updates on the following:
(1) Status of the proposed Pāhala and Nāālehu Wastewater Treatment Plants. ʻ
(As the County of Hawaiʻi is being sued in Sandra L. Demoruelle v. Dora
Beck et al., Civil No. 18-1-00206, discussion of the Pāhala and Nāʻālehu
projects will be limited.)
(2) Status of the polystyrene ordinance and Bill 74 regarding food containers
and food service ware.
(3) Status of the Kealakehe WWTP R-1 Upgrade Project.
(4) Status of efforts to identify and control brackish water infiltration in
coastal sewer lines (requested by Chair Bennett).
(5) Update on sewer odor near the pier on Aliʻi Drive (requested by Chair
Bennett).
(6) Update on DEM’s vacant positions (requested by Chair Bennett).
(7) Report on training opportunities for employees (requested by Chair
Bennett.)
(8) Report on the schedule for the regional park that will be using R-1 water
(requested by Chair Bennett.)
(9) Status of request to State DOH for information on the leak off Aliʻi Drive
(requested by Commissioner Gaffney).
(10) Corporation Counsel will provide training for the EMC on the Sunshine
Law and how to handle appeals at the EMC’s 07/24/19 meeting in Hilo.
7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Commissioners can suggest items they would like placed on the next agenda.
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting is scheduled for July 24, 2019, at the Aging and Disability
Resource Center at 1055 Kinoʻole Street, Hilo.
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9. ADJOURNMENT
The regular meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an auxiliary
aid or language translation, please call 961-8083 five days prior to the meeting date.
Comments may be sent to the Department of Environmental Management, 345 Kekūanāoʻa
Street, Suite 41, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, or emailed to cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov.
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Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County
Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720.
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DIRECTOR’S INFORMATIONAL REPORT
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
JUNE 26, 2019
CURRENT LEGISLATION
ITEM DESCRIPTION CURRENT STATUS
Bill 74 Bill would amend the Code relating the reduction 06/19/19: First
of polystyrene foam food containers and food reading before
service ware. Council.
Bills 70, 75, 76 Finance bills to obtain State Revolving Funds for 06/19/19: Reading
wastewater projects. before Council.
Bill ___ Bill would amend the Code relating to the EMC’s Bill is awaiting
45-day period to provide comments and submission to
recommendations on legislation. Council.
DIRECTOR’S INFORMATIONAL UPDATES
1. Status of the proposed Pāhala and Nāālehu Wastewater Treatment Plants. ʻ(As the
County of Hawaiʻi is being sued in Sandra L. Demoruelle v. Dora Beck et al., Civil No. 18-
1-00206, discussion of the Pāhala and Nāālehu projects will be limited.ʻ)
2. Status of the polystyrene ordinance and Bill 74 regarding food containers and food
service ware.
3. Status of the Kealakehe WWTP R-1 Upgrade Project.
4. Status of efforts to identify and control brackish water infiltration in coastal sewer lines
(requested by Chair Bennett).
5. Update on sewer odor near the pier on Aliʻi Drive (requested by Chair Bennett).
6. Update on DEM’s vacant positions (requested by Chair Bennett).
7. Report on training opportunities for employees (requested by Chair Bennett.)
8. Report on the schedule for the regional park that will be using R-1 water (requested by
Chair Bennett.)
9. Status of request to State DOH for information on the leak off Aliʻi Drive (requested by
Commissioner Gaffney).
10. Corporation Counsel will provide training for the EMC on the Sunshine Law and how to
handle appeals at the EMC’s 07/24/19 meeting in Hilo.
SOLID WASTE DIVISION PROJECTS AND UPDATES
1. OPERATIONS
A. WEST HAWAI‘I SANITARY LANDFILL
• The contractor is continuing the work for the scale replacement project at the
WHSL. Placement of the new scales is expected to take place in early July.
• SWD expects to begin using Cell 12 during the latter part of June. Blasting
began for the construction of Cell 13 in early June.
B. EQUIPMENT
SWD is continuing with repair work for equipment at the SHSL and WHSL. The SHSL
landfill compactor is expected to be repaired in the new budget year.
2. ADMINISTRATION
• SWD will be holding an informational meeting for residential users of the East
Hawaiʻi Transfer Sta?ons. This mee?ng will take place on 06/26/19 at 5:00 p.m. at
the Aupuni Center Conference room. The meeting is being held to answer
questions residential users might have regarding how the closure of the SHSL will
affect their ability to dispose of refuse and take care of their recycling.
• SWD held interviews for the East Hawaiʻi Superintendent posi?on and expects to fill
this position during the month of June.
3. SOLID WASTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
• Site work continues for the new Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Transfer Station. This
project is expected to be completed by the end of June 2019.
• SWD met with its consultant to discuss Phase II construction of the Ocean View
Transfer Station and will work toward developing a set of plans and specifications
that can be put out for construction during winter 2019-2020.
• A preconstruction meeting was held on the project to conduct the closure of the
SHSL.
4. RECYCLING SECTION
A. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE:
• The 2019 update of the County of Hawaiʻi Integrated Solid Waste
Management Plan (ISWMP) will be prepared in compliance with Hawaiʻi
Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 342G, which requires counties in the state to
update and revise their solid waste management plans every 10 years. The
last update to the County of Hawai‘i’s ISWMP was completed in 2009.
• The update to the ISWMP will include an evaluation of local needs and
conditions to determine the most effective combined strategy for managing
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solid waste while protecting human health and the environment. The plan
will outline the components of an effective solid waste management
strategy and identify short- and long-term goals, while providing a
framework for implementation.
• As required by HRS Chapter 342G, Mayor Kim appointed members to the
Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). The County’s SWAC is comprised
of seven members and has been meeting monthly. Input from SWAC
members during the ISWMP update process is crucial to ensure that the
completed plan effectively identifies and addresses the County of Hawai‘i’s
unique solid waste challenges.
B. TRANSFER STATION RECYCLABLES (“TWO-BIN”) COLLECTION AND RECYCLING:
• The current contract will end on 09/30/19. Starting 12/01/18, a new
acceptable list of recyclables was implemented after lengthy discussions on
world market conditions. Plastic bottles, jugs and jars with resin codes #1
and #2 are acceptable. All #5 plastics and all plastic covers/lids/caps are no
longer acceptable due to changing worldwide market conditions.
• A multimedia recycling program education and outreach campaign that
emphasized the new acceptable list was developed. The multimedia
campaign started on 04/26/19 and featured Lito Arkangel. It included new
flyers and brochures along with social media posts, radio, TV, movie theater
and newspaper ads to educate the public on what is and is not currently
recyclable, and discourage contamination. In addition, new bin signage was
finalized and forwarded for production by the contractor. SWD is now
enforcing the ban on illegal commercial usage of self-haul resident-only
recycling bins at recycling and transfer stations. Commercial
generators/collectors should work directly with recycling companies to
manage recyclables, as they are prohibited from the recycling and transfer
stations. Redesign of the Hilo site is proposed to better handle traffic and
customers. SWD is working with the vendor to repair ramps.
C. DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) USED MOTOR OIL RECYCLING:
• The South Point U-Cart UMO site is being prepared to reopen. The tank was
serviced on 05/22/19, and operations will assist with the removal of the
current tank and the delivery of a new tank.
• A new location, Cartow in Waimea, is now accepting UMO.
• A UMO campaign has been developed and will include flyers and newspaper
and radio ads. Newspaper ads were printed three times in February in both
the West Hawaiʻi Today and the Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald. Radio ads played
on four media groups during the month of February.
• Three new containment units were received from Chem-Tainer. Two will
replace damaged units and one will be used at a new UMO site.
• A list of island-wide year-round collection locations (six) is on our website at
http://www.Hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/motor-oil. Residents can also
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recycle DIY used motor oil at all County Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Events. Used motor oil (UMO) is not accepted at the recycling
and transfer stations. The DOH ended funding of the program in FY2015.
DEM funded the continuation of the UMO program in the FY2018 Budget.
The used motor oil collection site at South Point U-Cart is temporarily closed
due to ongoing issues with the used motor oil containment unit being
contaminated with water, rubbish and other unacceptable materials
D. REUSE CENTERS:
• An NTP was issued on 05/14/19 for the period of 05/01/19 through
04/30/20.
• Effective 07/01/19, the Pāhoa Reuse Center daily hours of operation will
change from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Effective 07/01/19, the Kealakehe Reuse Center daily hours of operation will
change from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• RFP 3693 resulted in contract award to Transfer Station Thrift Store LLC for
all seven locations.
• The County operates seven Reuse Centers at Recycling and Transfer Stations
located in Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Kealakehe, Keauhou, Waimea, and
Wai‘ōhinu.
E. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING:
• The IFB 3514 contract with Mr. K’s R&R expires 04/17/20.
• Residents are allowed no-charge household electronics recycling on
Saturdays at Mr. K’s R&R. Businesses, non-profits, schools, and others are
offered discounted fees on Saturdays. An acceptable list and more
information is at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. Mr. K’s is
open and accepting electronics daily.
• The County provides free monthly electronic recycling collections in Hilo,
Kona, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu for residential electronics only. Details of the
County collections and any changes to private collections will be posted on
our website at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste.
• Currently, no manufacturer offers convenient on-island take-back of
electronics. Manufacturers only offer this convenience on O‘ahu to comply
with the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling & Recovery Act
mandatory take-back provisions. A stronger state EPR law requiring
convenient on-island manufacturer sponsored take-back should be
considered. The DOH awarded the County grant funding in FY2019, partially
reimbursing SWD electronics recycling expenditures.
F. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW):
• The next HHW Collection Events are tentatively scheduled for August 2019
in Hilo and Kona. Currently, DOH permits are being obtained for new
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locations. More information is available at http://www.hazardouswaste.org
/recycle/household-hazardous-waste/.
• IFB 3847 for future HHW Collection Events closed on 06/12/19.
• March 2019 events were very successful with high turnout.
G. GREENWASTE DIVERSION:
• The State Department of Agriculture finalized a permanent rule (HAR § 4-72-
13) prohibiting the interisland transport of ‘ōhi‘a plant material to prevent
the spread of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death caused by Ceratocystis lukuohia or
Ceratocystis huliohia. They also recommend not transporting ‘ōhi‘a plant
material from an infected area to a non-infected area. DEM has
recommended that people not bring any ‘ōhi‘a plant material to our
greenwaste collection sites and recommends composting on-site.
• The County’s contract with Hawaiian Earth Recycling continues greenwaste
recycling. Enhanced mulch is available at the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility.
The mulch is treated for invasive species at EHOF since the modified State
Department of Health permit was issued. SWD relocated the greenwaste
recycling at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station to make it more
convenient for residents.
H. SCHOOL RECYCLING AND TOURS:
Requests for school and HCC/UHH tours of SWD facilities continue. Many were
scheduled in April to coincide with Earth Day. These tours are helpful in
educating the next generation on recycling and sustainability. Several tours have
already taken place for various schools island wide.
I. SPECIAL EVENT RECYCLING:
The Recycling Section continues to offer free rental HI-5 Event Recycling Bins for
fundraisers at community, sports or family events. Bins can be requested via an
online application form at http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/event-planning. Please
submit applications for reservations well in advance of events to make sure bins are
available and to schedule pick-up/drop-off. The www.hawaiizerowaste.org website
also provides helpful resources for planning zero-waste events.
J. HI-5 CERTIFIED REDEMPTION CENTERS (CRCs)
• On 10/26/18 the State Department of Health made a determination on
plastic bottles caps. The public now needs to remove the caps on the
bottles if redeeming by weight. This is pursuant to Hawaiʻi Administra?ve
Rules § 11-282-61, wherein caps should not be included when redeeming by
weight.
• On 12/21/18 the State Department of Health approved the ad that the
County will run in the newspapers to educate the public of the No Caps
change. The following ad appeared in the Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald and West
Hawaiʻi Today on 12/23/18, 12/26/18, 12/28/18, and 12/30/18.
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• Ads were well received by the public. CRC staff were also grateful for the
ads which helped to educate the public.
• On 05/14/19, the third-quarter DBC report was submitted to the
Department of Health.
K. RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:
• The Recycling Section’s website, www.hawaiizerowaste.org, completed its
transition to a mobile-ready format with enhanced location features. The
Recycling Section is researching upgrades to the website to improve
functionality and customer experience.
• Information is continually updated on the site. A separate Facebook page
also includes our current DIY UMO TV/radio ads:
https://www.facebook.com/Recycle-More-1355514304591398/. TV/radio
ads are available at www.hawaiizerowaste.org/info/media-library/ (HZW’s
Media Library page).
• Staff continues to give presentations to community organizations. The
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biggest event was the 31 Earth Day Fair at UH-Hilo on 04/26/19, where
hundreds of students attended.
• Out of the Sea Media Arts received a contract as a result of professional
services procurement for Recycling Education Program Development
services.
• The contractor has developed various education campaigns for UMO, the
polystyrene food service ware ban, and updated signage for the Recycling &
Transfer Station recycle bins.
L. TIRE RECOVERY/RECYCLING EDUCTION AND OUTREACH:
• The contractor completed the fourth and final round of two-year follow-up
of tire retailer/wholesaler education and site inspections, educating tire
retailers/wholesalers of their responsibility to charge a disposal fee for tires
sold to, and to accept used tires from, customers when tires are being
replaced.
• The contractor completed an initial and second round of consumer
education (media release, radio, newspaper, social media, posters/flyers,
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etc.) during September through December 2017, encouraging consumers to
leave used tires at the retailer when purchasing new ones, as customers
already paid the mandatory fee for disposal.
• Signs reinforcing the message of returning tires to retailers/wholesalers are
being posted at transfer stations to continue educating the public on proper
tire disposal.
• More information is at: http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/tires/.
5. DERELICT AND ABANDONED VEHICLE (DAV) PROGRAM
• Towing and Vehicle Disposal Contracts are in place island-wide.
ᵒ Zone 1 Towing (N. and S. Hilo, Puna, and parts of Kaū): Ken’s Towingʻ
ᵒ Zone 2 Towing (N. and S. Kona and parts of Kaū): Diamond Auto Workzʻ
ᵒ Zone 3 Towing (N. and S. Kohala and Hāmākua): Diamond Auto Workz
st
ᵒ Hilo Vehicle Disposal: HMP dba Business Services Hawaiʻi - exercising 1 option
year extension. NTP 01/19/19
• Kona Vehicle Disposal: Contract was awarded to HMP dba Business Services
Hawaiʻi with NTP on 04/01/19.
• Pu‘uanahulu (W. Hawaiʻi) Vehicle Disposal: Contract was awarded to HMP dba
Business Services Hawaiʻi with NTP 04/01/19.
• DAV coordinators continue to meet with the Hawaiʻi Police Department, Traffic
Services Section and Community Police, to explore ways of improving the tagging
and removal of abandoned vehicles.
• An Abandoned Vehicle Auction is scheduled for 06/21/19 to 06/25/19.
• Recruit classes from the Hawaiʻi Fire Department have been coming to the Hilo
Impound Lot for training on vehicle extrications.
• Monthly towing numbers:
AV Towing 2018-19
Hilo W. Hawai‘i
July 2018 23 58
Aug 2018 31 61
Sept 2018 89 61
Oct 2018 71 45
Nov 2018 60 58
Dec 2018 46 58
Jan 2019 66 61
Feb 2019 60 68
Mar 2019 88 53
Apr 2019 71 61
May 2019 74 67
June 2019
July 2019
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The total tow request sent for May 2019 was 150; however, 9 vehicles were not on
location at the time of arrival.
6. SORT STATION UPDATE (FY 18-19)
Total Tons Taken Total Tons
Month/Year to Sort Station Diverted
Jul 2018 1,350.04 0.00
Aug 2018 1,895.74 0.00
Sept 2018 1,167.65 0.00
Oct 2018 1,982.18 0.00
Nov 2018 1,558.75 0.00
Dec 2018 1,277.18 0.00
Jan 2019 1,440.25 0.00
Feb 2019 979.86 0.00
Mar 2019 1,249.84 0.00
Apr 2019 1,072.76 0.00
May 2019 785.59 0.00
Jun 2019
Totals 14,759.84 0.00
Per the Solid Waste Division, Total Tons Diverted has been zero for some time because
they have not been conducting active sorting. Much of this is due to the storage of tires
in the Sort Station collected during the dengue outbreak. Waste is received at the Sort
Station early in the day, then the remainder is sent to the landfill. Just recently is the
SWD at the point where they have enough space in the sort station to receive waste.
7. MONTHLY LANDFILL TONNAGES (FY 18-19)
Month/Year SHSL WHSL
Jul 2018 6,141.14 14,593.45
Aug 2018 6,411.82 13,824.53
Sept 2018 6,184.31 13,558.78
Oct 2018 6,335.40 12,149.22
Nov 2018 5,985.36 16,512.28
Dec 2018 6,399.42 11,499.00
Jan 2019 6,487.81 11,468.86
Feb 2019 5,437.78 9,716.93
Mar 2019 6,175.95 10,747.79
Apr 2019 5,997.33 10,970.81
May 2019 6,339.60 11,007.77
Jun 2019
Totals 67,895.92 136,049.42
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8. MONTHLY TRANSFER STATION TONNAGES (FY 18-19)
Month/Year SHSL WHSL
Jul 2018 3,422.47 4,434.41
Aug 2018 3,448.69 4,206.27
Sept 2018 3,373.07 4,100.10
Oct 2018 3,342.37 4,252.90
Nov 2018 3,271.14 3,942.70
Dec 2018 3,548.18 3,924.22
Jan 2019 3,546.36 3,898.19
Feb 2019 2,895.41 3,642.87
Mar 2019 3,394.25 4,010.30
Apr 2019 3,183.24 3,667.51
May 2019 3,222.35 3,856.95
Jun 2019
Totals 36,647.53 43,936.42
The above table is to include data on the waste disposed of in the landfill (not the
greenwaste or recycling data).
WASTEWATER DIVISION PROJECTS AND UPDATES
1. COMPLIANCE
• TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL: No report
• COLLECTION SYSTEM: No report.
2. OPERATIONS
A. TREATMENT/COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND PUMPING STATIONS/ FORCE MAINS:
Unscheduled repairs/upgrades/replacement of failing equipment due to age and
prolonged wear and tear continue where necessary throughout the wastewater
facilities.
B. SAFETY PRACTICES/TRAINING:
WWD Administration continues to review and update the Emergency Response
Procedures and the Standard Safety Procedures and the weekly safety meeting
agendas.
3. ADMINISTRATION
A. VACANT POSITIONS IN OPERATIONS:
• Temporary Trades Helper (Kona – 1 position; Hilo – 1 position): recruitment
in progress
• Sewer Maintenance Repairer (Kona – 1 temp and 1 permanent position):
recruitment in progress
• Operator I (Kona – 1 position, Hilo - 1 position): recruitment in progress.
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• Operator II (Hilo - 1 position): recruitment in progress.
• Operator IV (Hilo - 1 position): recruitment in progress.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor III (Kona – 1 position): recruitment
in progress.
• Operator Supervisor IV (Hilo – 1 position)
• Sanitary Chemist III (Hilo – 1 position)
B. VACANT POSITIONS AT RAILROAD OFFICE:
Wastewater Project Coordinator: recruitment in progress.
4. WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
A. NĀ‘ĀLEHU LARGE CAPACITY CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT:
• Exclusion of necessary acreage on Waikapuna land for ongoing
consideration as a future WWTP/Disposal was passed by BLNR. Final land
selection is still in progress.
• The next public meeting is in the process of being scheduled.
• The State EA process is to be completed prior to purchase of land for the
treatment/disposal facility.
• 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 planned for funding with Clean Water State Revolving Funds
(CWSRF) monies.
B. PĀHALA LARGE CAPACITY CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT:
• Responses to comments on the draft EA continue to progress. The Final EA
completion is pending completion of response to comments.
• The draft EA was re-submitted (unchanged) on 10/26/18 for publication on
11/8/18 in order to extend the comment period to 12/10/18 in response to
public request during the initial comment period.
• As a result of EPA funding for this project, the NEPA process in addition to
the State EA process are required. Both processes are to be completed prior
to selection of land for the treatment/disposal facility.
• 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 planned for funding with Clean Water State Revolving Funds
(CWSRF) monies and partially by a federal EPA grant.
C. LONO KONA SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT:
• Construction crew continues installing pipe and manholes. Other crews
continue the pre-hammering of the hard rock in the proposed trench
excavation areas.
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• During trench excavation, another lava tube was discovered on 05/22/19.
Consultation with the archaeologist took place, and DLNR was notified.
• The project is scheduled to be substantially complete by 09/06/19.
• USDA Rural Development has obligated loan and grant funds of $2,437,000
and $4,024,800 respectively to this project. DEM is working with USDA to
finalize a subsequent loan of $3,699,000 and subsequent grant of
$1,071,000. Low construction bid received was $8,531,814.43.
D. KEALAKEHE AERATION UPGRADE AND SLUDGE REMOVAL:
Final payment will be made once the tax clearance certification is received.
E. KEALAKEHE WWTP EFFLUENT R-1 UPGRADE:
• The Archaeological Inventory Survey that is required by SHPD is under way.
• R-1 treatment construction documents are to be ready for bid the end of
June 2019.
• The long-range plans for R-1 quality effluent began in 2007 as a phased
approach. Phase I work installed a reuse line between the Kohanaiki area
and Kealakehe Parkway.
• 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.
F. NORTH KONA SEWER PUMP STATION
• This new sewer pump station will be located on the mauka side of Queen
Kaʻahamanu Highway. It is to receive wastewater from a por?on of the area
below Ane Keohokalole Highway between Hina Lani Street and Kealakehe
Parkway. The wastewater will be pumped to the Kealakehe WWTP via new
forcemains. The new sewer pump station is scheduled to be complete July
2022.
• The next step is to begin the Environmental Assessment (EA) process and
the design phase.
G. WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROJECTS:
Pua Sewage Pump Station (SPS) Upgrade: Design items for additional upgrades
needed besides pump replacement at the Pua SPS is being worked into the
contract. It includes a complete renovation to include the structural, electrical,
and mechanical upgrades to the pump station. Cause for renovation is due to
deterioration of the wet well from H2S; electrical component damage due to H2S
corrosion and the overall age of the facility; and mechanical damage due to
faulty discharge line valves due to hydraulic surging. Work is to include
upgrading the HVAC; replacing/upgrading components of the electrical system;
replacing corroded duct work; upgrading the wet well level control system; and
improving on safety issues by eliminating fire and electrical hazards to achieve
compliance with NFPA 820 and 70E. The project is funded by CWSRF monies.
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H. ULU WINI WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT:
• WWD continues to maintain stability of the treatment plant with the goal of
achieving consistent process data and meeting the regulatory as well as
expected effluent limits. The treatment system currently meets DOH
regulatory requirements, and nutrient removal is taking place. The longer
term goal being considered is to install a gravity sewer line in Hina Lani
Street that connects to the existing dry sewer in Queen Ka`ahumanu
Highway as part of the North Kona Sewer Pump Station project. The Ulu
Wini Housing community would connect to the gravity line and the existing
Kaloko WWTP would be decommissioned.
• The State DOH is being kept apprised of the progress of the long-term goal
for addressing the wastewater treatment/disposal.
I. UPDATE ON WATER SHUT-OFF FOR NON PAYMENT OF SEWER BILLS:
DEM is currently drafting administrative rules for the implementation of water
shut-off for non-payment of sewer fees. The Department of Water Supply (DWS)
is also drafting amendments to its rules to allow for water shut-off due to non-
payment of sewer fees. Both DEM and DWS rules need to be amended for the
water shut-off to be implemented. In the meantime, we continue to work with
delinquent customers to bring their accounts current and refer accounts to the
Office of the Corporation Counsel to pursue judgments when necessary.
J. FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN/ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The next step is the Option Period being initiated by EPA, and includes
procurement and set-up of the Computerized Maintenance Management System
(CMMS) software. The Request for Proposal to CMMS vendors should be
complete and ready to advertise the first week of July 2019.
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