HomeMy WebLinkAboutDEM cover letter to OEQC 02-24-20Harry Kim
Mayor
Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
County of Hawai'i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
February 24, 2020
345 Kekuanao'a Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086
Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov
Dr. Keith Kawaoka, Acting Director
Office of Environmental Quality Control
State of Hawai'i
235 South Beretania Street, Room 702
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813
William A. Kucharski
Director
Diane A. Noda
Deputy Director
Subject: Final Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact Notice
(Joint NEPA/HEPA)
Pahala Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement Project
Pa'au'au, Ka'u, Hawai'i Island, Hawai'i
WWTP Tax Map Key (TMK): (3) 9-6-002:018
Dear Dr. Kawaoka:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawai'i County Department of
Environmental Management (DEM) are issuing a joint Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) of
the Proposed Pahala Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement Project. With this letter DEM
hereby transmits the subject FEA notice.
This FEA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), EPA
and Council on Environmental Quality NEPA regulations as well as the Hawai'i Environmental
Policy Act (HEPA-Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Chapter 343) and implementing rules Hawai'i
Administrative Rules (HAR), Title 11, State of Hawai'i Department of Health Chapter 200,
Environmental Impact Statement Rules. •·
A Finding of No Significant Impact is determined for this project. The basis for this
determination is set forth in the FEA Section 8.1.1, which follows the significance criteria set
forth in HAR, Title 11, Chapter 200, Section 12.
Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 11-200-9.1 and 11-200-11.1 Hawai'i Administrative
Rules, we request that you publish notice of the FEA in the March 8, 2020, periodic bulletin The
Environmental Notice.
County of Hawai'i ls an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Dr. Keith Kawaoka, Acting Director
Office of Environmental Quality Control
February 24, 2020
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Please contact Dora Beck, County of Hawai'i Wastewater Division Chief, at (808) 961-8513 if
you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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cc: Dora Beck, DEM-WWD
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Sandra Mendonca, DEM-WWD
Kate Rao, Environmental Protection Agency
Craig Lekven, Brown and Caldwell
Earl Matsukawa, Wilson Okamoto Corporation
Patrick Goodwin, ERG