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Mitchell D. Roth Ramzi I. Mansour <br />Mayor Director <br />Lee LordBrenda lokepa-Moses <br />'ATE p_ F•H j,Y� <br />Managing Director Deputy Director <br />County of Hawaii <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT <br />345 Kekuanao'a Street, Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br />Ph: (808) 961-8083 • Fax: (808) 961-8086 <br />Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov <br />July 23, 2021 <br />Mr. Jelani Shareem <br />EPA Region 9 Compliance Officer <br />75 Hawthorne Street <br />San Francisco, CA 94105-3901 <br />(Via E-mail: shareem.ielani@epa.gov ) <br />Ms. Kate Rao <br />EPA Region 9 LCC Project Coordinator <br />75 Hawthorne Street <br />San Francisco, CA 94105-3901 <br />(Via E-mail: rao.kate@epa.gov) <br />SUBJECT: Wastewater Treatment Plant - Design <br />Federal Administrative Order on Consent <br />EPA Docket No. SDWA-UIC-AOC-2017-0002 <br />Pahala Large Capacity Cesspools (LCC) <br />Dear Mr. Shareem and Ms. Rao: <br />The County of Hawai'i (County) is submitting the design drawings for the Pahala LCC <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) that consists of the site improvement, headworks, <br />grit removal system and tailored for a Secondary Wastewater Treatment process <br />Design/Build solicitation. We have prepared an explanation as to why the County has <br />decided to proceed under a Design/Build procurement for the construction portion of the <br />secondary wastewater treatment (WWTP) (see Attachment A). <br />The County considers the Design/Build construction alternative to give us the best chance <br />to meet the AOC LCC closure deadline of March 9, 2023. <br />Thank you for your patience and your continued conversations with our team in efforts to <br />get this project to the finish line. <br />