Amended Draft EID for Pahala Large Capacity Cesspool Closure Project, Public Comment Period, & Community Meeting on Wednesday, April 10
Aloha,
In compliance with the Administrative Order on Consent between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the County of Hawai‘i that requires the closure of the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspools, the Amended Draft Pāhala Environmental Information Document (EID) is available for download today via the links below. It will be available at the Pāhala Public Library by March 15.
The County also announces that the public comment period on the Amended Draft EID will conclude April 15, 2024. All substantive comments on the Amended Draft EID will receive a response and will be incorporated into the Final EID, which is due to be submitted to EPA by July 30, 2024.
The Amended Draft EID tentatively identifies the County’s preferred option to be a package wastewater treatment plant with new collection system (Alternative 1) and among other things provides a draft basis for the tentative selection.
The public meeting to gather community input on the Amended Draft Environmental Information Document is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Pāhala Community Center, 96-1149 Kamani Street.
To attend virtually via Zoom or phone, click the link or call the number below during the meeting.
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16031058165
Phone: +1 669 254 5252; Meeting ID: 160 3105 8165
To request reasonable accommodations for this meeting, please call (808) 961-8099. If you wish to update or correct your mailing information or request notices via email, write to cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov or call the number above.
If you are unable to attend this April 10 meeting and wish to provide a comment or have a question, please write to cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov with the subject line “Pāhala EID” or address a letter to Mark Grant, c/o COH Environmental Management, 345 Kekuanaoa Street, Suite 41, Hilo, HI 96720 before April 15, 2024.
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