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Pāhala Community Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement Project, County of Hawai‘i, HI

News Release

EPA requires County of Hawaii to close large cesspools in Pahala and Naalehu
06/22/2017

Additional Information

County of Hawai’i Administrative Order on Consent; Closure of Cesspools in Pāhala and Nāʻālehu

EPA is advising the public that we are withdrawing the February 2020 Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pāhala Community Large Capacity Cesspools Closure Project.

A portion of the Pāhala community is served by two LCCs which are owned by the County of Hawai‛i and operated by the Department of Environmental Management. LCCs dispose of raw sewage in the ground and are a public health and environmental concern. Federal law requires the closure of all LCCs.

In February 2020, EPA and the County issued a joint  Final Environmental Assessment for the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool (LCC) Replacement Project - Volume 1 [February 2020] (pdf) (February 2020) . EPA’s Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pāhala Community Large Capacity Cesspools Closure Project [February 2020] (pdf) (February 20, 2020)  has been withdrawn because the County no longer intends to use EPA grant funds for the selected alternative.

Documents

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  • Letter from EPA to the County of Hawai‛i withdrawing the February 2020 FONSI [October 12, 2021] (pdf) (October 2021)
    Letter from EPA notifying the County of Hawai‛i that it is withdrawing the February 2020 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Pāhala Community Large Capacity Cesspools Closure Project.
  • Letter from the County of Hawai‛i notifying EPA it will not proceed with the alternative selected in the February 2020 Environmental Assessment [October 1, 2021] (pdf) (October 2021)
    Letter from the County of Hawai‛i to EPA stating that the County will not be proceeding with the alternative selected in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) February 2020 Environmental Assessment for the Pāhala Community Large Capacity Cesspools Closure Project, and requesting that the EPA withdraw its Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
  • Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pāhala Community Large Capacity Cesspools Closure Project [February 2020] (pdf) (February 20, 2020)
    EPA Finding of No Significant Impact for Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool (LCC) Replacement Project, District of Ka‘u, County of Hawaii, Hawai‘i.
  • Final Environmental Assessment for the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool (LCC) Replacement Project - Volume 1 [February 2020] (pdf) (February 2020)
    Volume 1 of appendices to the Final Environmental Assessment for the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool (LCC) Replacement Project, District of Ka‘u, County of Hawaii, HI.
  • Final Environmental Assessment for the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool (LCC) Replacement Project - Volume 2: Appendices [February 2020] (pdf) (February 20, 2020)
    Volume 2 of appendices to the Final Environmental Assessment for the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool (LCC) Replacement Project, District of Ka‘u, County of Hawaii, HI.
  • County of Hawai‛i Finding of No Significant Impact Notice: Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement Project [February 2020] (pdf) (February 24, 2020)
    Finding of No Significant Impact Notice for the Pāhala Large Capacity Cesspool Replacement Project issued by County of Hawai‛i Department of Environmental Management.
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Last updated on October 13, 2021