HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-19 Public Info Meeting and Open House re Proposed Kealakehe Wastewater Facility -- press release
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Wilfred M. Okabe
Diane A. Noda
Managing Director
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086
Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov
March 18, 2019
NEWS RELEASE
Public Information Meeting and Open House for
Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed
Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant R-1 Upgrade Project
Meeting Date: Monday, March 25, 2019
Meeting Time: Open House 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Informational Meeting 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: West Hawaiʻi Civic Center
Community Meeting Hale (Building G)
74-677 Kealakehe Parkway
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi 96740
The County of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Environmental Management has issued a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment
Plant R-1 Upgrade Project (Project). The purpose of the Project is to construct improvements to
the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to produce R-1 standard water suitable for
reuse and an underground transmission pipeline system to deliver recycled water to users. In
addition, treated wastewater in excess of reuse demand will be further purified through onsite
subsurface flow constructed wetlands and then be conveyed to an offsite soil aquifer treatment
(SAT) facility for even further treatment and disposal.
The DEIS was published in The Environmental Notice by the Hawaiʻi State Office of
Environmental Quality Control on February 23, 2019. The DEIS is available for public review
and comment, and can be found at the following link:
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/EA_EIS_Library/2019-02-23-HA-DEIS-
Kealakehe-WWTP-R1-Upgrade.pdf
Written comments on the DEIS may be submitted during the 45-day comment period, from
February 23 through April 9, 2019. Comments must be postmarked or received by email by
April 9, 2019. Written comments, via letter or email, should be sent to:
Wilson Okamoto Corporation
1907 S. Beretania St., Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96826
Email: ematsukawa@wilsonkoamoto.com
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
In addition, the second part of the meeting will address Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (2006). It will involve consultation with Native Hawaiian
Organizations and the Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral lineal or cultural ties to,
cultural knowledge or concerns for, and cultural religious attachment to, the proposed project
area.