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DATE: June 14, 2013
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STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
P.O. BOX 916
HILO, HAWAII 96721-0916
TO: Duane Kanuha
Planning Director, County of Hawaii
FROM: Newton Inouye (+
District Environmental Health Program Chief
LORETTA J. FUDDY, A.C.S.W., M.P.H.
Director of Health
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY PLAT MAPAND DEFER ACTION
SUBDIVIDER: WAIKOLOA BAPTIST CHURCH
Proposed Subdivision of Lot 1 of Waikoloa Village School Site Subdivision (File
Plan 2038),
Into Lots 1-A to 1-E, Inclusive,
Waikoloa, South Kohala, Island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i
TMK: 6-8-002:031 (SUB -13-001251)
Wastewater Branch has no objections to the project. However, information on existing
wastewater systems are incomplete. The applicant and/or applicant's representative will be
responsible to make sure all existing wastewater system(s) meet the minimum setback distances
to all proposed new property lines as required per Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 11-62.
Violations will be subject to fines and may require up -grades to current requirements.
The Department of Health (DOH), Clean Water Branch (CWB), acknowledges receipt of the
subject document on May 14, 2013. The CWB has reviewed the limited information contained
in the subject document and offers the following comments:
The Army Corps of Engineers should be contacted at (808) 438-9258 for this
project. Pursuant to Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as
the "Clean Water Act" (CWA)), Paragraph 401(a)(1), a Section 401 Water
Quality Certification (WQC) is required for "[a]ny applicant for Federal license or
permit to conduct any activity including, but not limited to, the construction or
operation of facilities, which may result in any discharge into the navigable
waters...". The term "discharge" is defined in CWA, Subsections 502(16),
502(12), and 502(6); Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 122.2, and
Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 11-54.
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BJ Leithead Todd
June 14, 2013
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2. In accordance with HAR, Sections 11-55-04 and 11-55-34.05, the Director of
Health may require the submittal of an individual permit application or a Notice
of Intent (NOI) for general permit coverage authorized under the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
a. An application for an NPDES individual permit is to be submitted at least
180 days before the commencement of the respective activities. The
NPDES application forms may also be picked up at our office or
downloaded from our website at:
http://www.hawaii. gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/forms/indi
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b. An NOI to be covered by an NPDES general permit is to be submitted at
least 30 days before the commencement of the respective activity. A
separate NOI is needed for coverage under each NPDES general permit.
The NOI forms may be picked up at our office or downloaded from our
website at:
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/fonns/ enl
-index.html.
i. Storm water associated with industrial activities, as defined in Title
40, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 122.26(b)(14)(i) through
122.26(b)(14)(ix) and 122.26(b)(14)(xi). [HAR, Chapter 11-55,
Appendix B]
ii. Construction activities, including clearing, grading, and
excavation, that result in the disturbance of equal to or greater than
one (1) acre of total land area. The total land area includes a
contiguous area where multiple separate and distinct construction
activities may be taking place at different times on different
schedules under a larger common plan of development or sale. An
NPDES permit is required before the commencement of the
construction activities. [HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix C]
iii. Discharges of treated effluent from leaking underground storage
tank remedial activities. [HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix D]
iv. Discharges of once through cooling water less than one (1) million
gallons per day. [HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix E]
V. Discharges of hydrotesting water. [HAR, Chapter 11-55,
Appendix F]
vi. Discharges of construction dewatering effluent. [HAR, Chapter
11-55, Appendix G]
vii. Discharges of treated effluent from petroleum bulk stations and
terminals. [HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix H]
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June 14, 2013
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viii. Discharges of treated effluent from well drilling activities. [HAR,
Chapter 11-55, Appendix I]
ix. Discharges of treated effluent from recycled water distribution
systems. [HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix J]
X. Discharges of storm water from a small municipal separate storm
sewer system. [HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix K]
xi. Discharges of circulation water from decorative ponds or tanks.
[HAR, Chapter 11-55, Appendix L]
3. In accordance with HAR, Section 11-55-38, the applicant for an NPDES permit is
required to either submit a copy of the new NOI or NPDES permit application to
the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation
Division (SHPD), or demonstrate to the satisfaction of the DOH that the project,
activity, or site covered by the NOI or application has been or is being reviewed
by SHPD. If applicable, please submit a copy of the request for review by SHPD
or SHPD's determination letter for the project.
4. Any discharges related to project construction or operation activities, with or
without a Section 401 WQC or NPDES permit coverage, shall comply with the
applicable State Water Quality Standards as specified in HAR, Chapter 11-54.
Hawaii Revised Statutes, Subsection 342D -50(a) requires that "[n]o person, including any public
body, shall discharge any water pollutants into state waters, or cause or allow any water pollutant
to enter state waters except in compliance with this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to this
chapter, or a permit or variance issued by the director."
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Alec Wong, Supervisor of the Engineering Section,
CWB, at (808) 586-4309.
We recommend that you review all of the Standard Comments on our website:
http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/env-planning/landuse/landuse.html. Any comments
specifically applicable to this project should be adhered to.
The same website also features a Healthy Community Design Smart Growth Checklist
(Checklist) created by Built Environment Working Group (BEWG) of the Hawaii State
Department of Health. The BEWG recommends that state and county planning departments,
developers, planners, engineers and other interested parties apply the healthy built environment
principles in the Checklist whenever they plan or review new developments or redevelopments
projects. We also ask you to share this list with others to increase community awareness on
healthy community design.
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