2025-06-09 Second Amended Emergency Proclamation Relating to the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant

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C. Kinw Alameda, Ph.D. William V. Brilhante,,Ir. Mcmaging Direcror on Merrick Nishimoto Comity otHaltrai`i - Office of the wlayor 25 Auptini Street. Suite 2603 . Ililo. tia wai'i 96720 . I'hon (908i%1-R21 1 • Fux t1(UIbM 961-6553 KO NA: 74.5044 Aare tw.eol ok5lole BId2 C • Kanih9;t-Kolm. Ha%%a i'i 96740 Phone 4808) 321_.4444 . Fax (808023w4....1.40 SECOND A IENDED EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION RELATING TO THE HILO NVASTEN ATER TREATIIIENT PLANT EFFEICTIVEJUNE 9, 202; WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 127A. provides for the establishment Of COUIlty Oraallizations for e111er2CllC3' lllalla®elllellt and disaster relief with the i ay0l' haying direct responsibility and al10101`ity over emergency IMIM12emellt within the C01.1111 '; and ` WHEREAS, HRS Chapter 127A. and Hatlal'I COUIlty Code (HCC) Chapter 7. establish a CI®'11 Defense Agency within the C011llty of awal'I and prescribes its powers. duties. and responsibilities: and WHEREAS, HRS r 127A-I4(b) empowers the Mayor to declare the existence Of a local state of emergency in the County by proclamation if the Mayor finds that an emergency or a dlsaSter has OCCUrred Or that there Is II11minent danger or threat O1 all emergency Or a disaster in any portion Of the COUIlty; Mld ` WHEREAS. HRS § 127A-2 defines an "emergency" as "any Occurrence. or imminent threat thereof. which results 01` may likely reSlllt ill SUbstantlal II1jU1'y Ol` hal`Ill to the POPUlatioll 01` substantial damage to Or loss of property 01` substantial daillage t0 oi- loss Of the environmenu" and a "disaster" as ''any emergency, or imminent threat thereof.. which results Or may likely reSl111 in loss Of life, property. Or environment and regUlres. Or may regUlre. a(si�tance from Other COUIlties. states. the federal government. or from private agencies:- and WHEREAS. the Charter of the County of Hawaii (CCH) Section 13-23 and HCC § 7-1- 6(a) also empower•er the Mayor to declare a state O1 disaster Or emergency by proclamation® and WHEREAS, the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant (Plant) was constructed in 1994 and is the only Illaj01' 1111.1111CIpal treatment facility serving the severed areas within the District Of South Hilo. County of Hawaii: and WHEREAS, the Plant serves and treats domestic and Commercial wastewater generated by approximately 30.000 residents, businesses and visitors, and WHEREAS, the State Department of Health issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. H10021377 for the Plant, effective on May 1. 2020: and t,�twatwti ��i litta�aaw°M a:�ao�t 1_,.Mtt.nM r_1lal+trruuw�ua� 1'��p�1r roaticl[?aptt�l�,;,�°r.