Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> EMC Commissioners’ Priorities for 2022 <br />SOLID WASTE <br />1.D <br />EM reports each month on progress on ISWMP goals, with specific emphasis on <br />reducing and recycling organic wastes. EMC supports resource management vs <br />waste management philosophy. (Adams) <br />2.Support efforts on sustainable island-wide residential food waste composting <br />i.Support identification of barriers and solutions with stakeholders <br />(Cardwell) <br />ii.Pilot scalable, safe and cost-effective processes to collect and convert <br />food waste and distribute valuable compost to users (Cardwell) <br />3.Enhance the availability and capacity of transfer stations to ensure residents can <br />effectively manage waste and reduce the likelihood of waste being improperly or <br />illegallydisposed. (Burns) <br />4.Enhance solid waste and wastewater infrastructure, given expected population <br />growth in the Puna district (Olson) <br />5.Support public-private sustainability planning in the Keahole area, particularly to <br />achieve sustainable water treatment for reuse. (Gaffney) <br />WASTEWATER <br />6.DEM adopts an explicit philosophy of water resource management versus <br />wastewater management and begins to reflect this in its planning and goals. <br />(Adams) <br />7.DEM to re- <br />identify more reasonable cost solutions. (McIntosh) <br />8.Support public-private comprehensive sewage management for the Keauhou area <br />(Fulton) <br />9.Recommend Council allow DEM to evaluate laterals to WWTP for Kailua Bay. <br />(Fulton) <br />10.DEM to identify priorities for moving its infrastructure at risk of sea level rise in <br />the Kona area (indeed all areas) as part of county sustainability/climate planning <br />efforts. (Fulton) <br /> <br />