Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Outfall Replacement for Wastewater Treatment Plant at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii

摘要

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a DEIS for the outfall replacement for Wastewater Treatment Plant at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. The Navy proposes to construct a new concrete pipeline, 2.4 miles long and 42 inches in diameter, into open coastal waters to replace the existing outfall for effluent discharge from the Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The present outfall discharges into the Pearl Harbor Estuary, which is classified Water Quality Limited Segment (WQLS) by the State of Hawaii. The classification limits the discharge of municipal and industrial wastewater effluents. The proposed action is needed to eliminate the discharge to the WQLS and associated future permit limitations and violations. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on September 11, 1996. Two public scoping meetings were held on Oahu: (1) Honolulu: October 1, 1996, 7:00