HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-10 Pahala LCC Project - Final Environmental Assessment Available -- press release
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Roy Takemoto
Diane A. Noda
Managing Director
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086
Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov
March 10, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
PUBLICATION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (FEA) FOR THE
PROPOSED PĀHALA LARGE CAPACITY CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT PROJECT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaiʻi County Department
of Environmental Management (DEM) have issued a joint Final Environmental
Assessment (FEA) of the proposed Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement
Project. Three hard copies of the document are available at both the Pāhala Public
Library and the Nāālehu Public Libraryʻ, and one hard copy is available at the Hawaiʻi
State Library in Honolulu. The document is also available online at
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/EA_EIS_Library/2020-03-08-HA-FEA-Pahala-Large-
Capacity-Cesspool-Replacement.pdf and in related links on the Department’s webpage
at https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/environmental-management and the
EPA’s webpage at https://www.epa.gov/uic/pahala-community-large-capacity-cesspool-
replacement-project-county-hawaii-hi.
A Finding of No Significant Impact has been 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 Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules, Title 11, Chapter 200, Section 12.
For further information, please call the Department of Environmental Management at
808-961-8083.
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