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Public Notice: Proposed
Revision to the 201.7
Administrative Order on
Consent; County of Hawaili,
Docket No., SDWA - UIC - o 9 -
2017-0002
How to Comment
Comments Due: August 22, 2022
Comments must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this
notice. Comments should include your full name, mailing address,
telephone number, email address, and the Docket Number
(SDWA-UIC-AOC-09-2017-0002). Electronic comments are
encouraged.
Submit comments to:
EPA Region IX Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Attn: Jelani Shareem, Enforcement Officer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX
75 Hawthorne Street (ECAD-3-3)
San Francisco, CA 94105
shareem.jelani@epa.gov
If you need other assistance, including assistance in a language
other than English or if you are a person with disabilities who
needs a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to Mr.
Shareem via email or via telephone at (415) 972-3095.
All comments received within 30 days of the date of this notice
will be considered prior to finalizing the proposed revision to the
Administrative Order on Consent. If the 30th day of the comment
period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, the deadline
shall be extended to the next business day.
Learn More about the Administrative Order on Consent
<https://epa.gov/uic/closure-cesspools-pahaIa-and-naalehu-administrative-order-
consent-cou my-hawa i i>.
Publish Date: July 21, 2022
Summary
Inaccordance with Section 1423(c)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
("Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 300h-2(c)(3)(B), notice is hereby given of a proposed
revision to the Administrative Order on Consent between the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 ("EPA"), and the County of
Hawaii.
In the Matter of the County of Hawaii, Docket No.
SDWA-UIC-09-2017-0002
The County of Hawaii has consented to the proposed revision. The
proposed revision to the Administrative Order on Consent requires the
County of Hawaii to close five remaining (5) large capacity cesspools
(" LCCs").
Signatory for EPA: Amy C. Miller -Bowen, Director, Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Signatory for County of Hawaii: Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, County of
Hawaii, East Hawaii Building, 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Facilities: Communities of Pahala and Na'Mehu on the Island of
Hawaii
Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that since at least April 30, 2010,
Respondent violated the Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 C.F.R. § 144.88
by owning and/or operating the following LCCs:
• 2 LCCs serving approximately 109 private residences in the
community of Pahala, Hawaii; and
• 3 LCCs serving approximately 161 private residences in the
community of Na'alehu, Hawaii.
Applicants or Respondents
County of Hawai'i
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
United States
Docket Numbers
• SDWA-UIC-09-2017-0002<https://www.epa.gov/uic/closure-cesspools-pahala-
and-naalehu-administrative-order-consent-county-hawaii>
Related Documents
• 11 Proposed Revision to the 2017 Administrative Order on Consent:
County of Hawaii Pahala and W'Mehu Large Capacity Cesspools
(pdf) <https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-07/sdwa-uic-aoc-2017-
0002-proposed-rev-to-aoc-county-of-hawaii.pdf> (July 14, 2022)
Proposed Revisions to the Federal Administrative Order on Consent,
EPA Docket No. SDWA-UIC-AOC-09-2017-0002, in the Matter of
County of Hawaii Pahala and W'Mehu Large Capacity Cesspools.
Signed: July 14, 2022.
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LAST UPDATED ON JULY 21, 2022