I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Andy Brittain called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. There was a
quorum.
Attendance:
a. Board members present: Andrew Brittain, Jeffrey Harris, Snookie Mello,
John Piper, Toby
Rushforth and Gerry Silva. Members excused: Scott Derrickson and Mark Heckman.
2. Executive Director: Maile Bay
3. Goody Consulting – John Goody
4. City Department of Environmental Services: David Nagamine
5. Windward Ahupua’a Alliance – Shannon Wood
6. CSF – Judy Nakamura
II. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
A. Community Input: Shannon Wood (WAA)
Wood gave a short report on the results of the monitoring of dumping along
Kapa`a Quarry Road. Volunteers observed traffic going to and from the road
and categorized people who dumped into four types:
1. People with loaded small trucks and SUVs;
a. Found significant increase in personal trucks and SUV’s during the
weekend; 9,000 vehicles passed over a 4-month period and overwhelmingly were
male drivers.
b. Dumper was an average householder who finds the transfer facility closed
and returns after dark to dump along side the road (largest number).
2. Commercial vehicles:
Commercial haulers who pick up the trash from the condos are not the problem;
rather their sub-contractors are the problem. The contractors pay the tipping
fees but the sub-contractors pocket the money and dump the trash illegally.
3. “Manly men - macho men who would never keep a trash bag in their car and just throw it out the window;”
4. Young adult males (English is their second language) e.g., who post signs
in the shopping centers
advertising hauling for $25 to the dump, but pocket the money and do not
take the trash to the dumpsite. Wood believes this is cultural and they need
to work with the churches and leaders in the community to address this problem.
B. Director’s Report:
1. Submitted to the Department of Health two initial and best and final offer
grant proposals for 319 funding under the auspices of a Center for Sustainable
Future. Revised the BMP park proposal to reflect CSF as the applicant and
included new information required by DOH. The second proposal to revise
the Koolaupoko Wathershed-based Plan (KBAC’s Master Plan) that includes
all 9 elements required by EPA under the current federal guidance; the
former guidance that KBAC had complied with included six of the elements.
Awaiting DOH’s response, due August 16th, advised it has been delayed
and DOH has expressed that it “hopefully” will have the decisions
this week. To solicit letters of support for the up-date of the Master
Plan, Mike McMahon attended the Kailua Neighborhood Board meeting, and
I attended the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board meeting. From the long list of
questions from the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board members, KBAC needs to include
as a task for the Community Coordinator attending at least quarterly the
Neighborhood Board meetings to keep them informed of issues about water
quality in Koolaupoko and also updates on KBAC to ensure the community
is informed of the purpose of KBAC. This will also foster additional community
support for KBAC efforts.
2. Update on Waimanalo Waste Water Treatment Plant: $20 million has been
approved by the Governor to upgrade and increase the capacity at the Waimanalo
Waste Water Treatment Plant. The County has agreed to take title to the plant
from the State because the County can leverage federal funding for the effort.
The County and the local community group, Lau Lima, are finalizing a Memorandum
of Agreement that will allow the community group, led by Mabel Spencer, to
participate at all stages of the planning of the plant upgrade. The project
will apply for additional $10 million to install a water recycling capacity
for the wastewater using the injection wells as storage areas.
3. KBAC is still awaiting the receipt from the State DOH of the purchase
order that upgrades the web interface for statewide water quality monitoring
data based on KBAC’s submission of the final scope of work and budget
from the meeting on March 12, 2004, KBAC staff, Maile Bay, Mike McMahon,
and Malama Souza, and KBAC member, Scott Derrickson, met with DOH Deputy
Director, Larry Lau; Clean Water Branch head, Denis Lau, and staff, Dale
Mikami, Stacy Shintani, and Terry Teruya. See KBAC Community Coordinator
Memo on status of project. Denis Lau has signed off on the purchase order
and it is in the mail.
4. KBAC staff and the City made an informal appeal to EPA regarding the proposal
for the installation of the hydro-modification storm drain devices in Koolaupoko
approved by the City’s Department of Environmental Services and submitted
to DOH. EPA declined to fund this proposal because it is considered to be
part of the City’s NPDES permit even thought it goes beyond the requirements
contained therein. KBAC staff has been working with the City to continue
the project with one device to be purchased, constructed, and installed in
the street below Kahuhipa Street and the industrial area there.
John Goody outlined what needs to be done and how KBAC needs to proceed to
establish and install a storm water separator at Kahuhipa Street.
5. On July 17, 2004, Malama and I met with EPA Region 9 staff person, Laura
Bose, who discussed the cesspool problems in Kailua. EPA’s initial
inventory shows 50-70 cesspools (with one property having 24!) in the apartment
complexes along Kailua Road across the street from the Kailua District Park.
EPA is attempting to understand the potential impact on water quality from
these sources and may suggest a Sanitary Survey. Under the current law cesspools
are to be sewered by 2005; EPA will be allowing an extension of this date
for these properties.
6. Given the pending 319 proposal submitted by KBAC (see No. 1 above) to
update the KBAC master plan, staff recommends that any additional research,
surveys, etc., for long-range planning for KBAC be differed to occur during
that planning effort.
7. KBAC has received the final report from HIMB on the sampling that was
done in Enchanted Lakes. John Goody will be reviewing the information for
the director to provide input on the significance of the information for
public health. Upon completion of this review, staff will recommend next
steps on how to distribute the information. The chair of the Kailua Neighborhood
Board advised Bay in July that she would like to see a direction for the
entire body of water and sees the potential of this data to “jump start” discussions
for a joint effort between public leadership and the community especially
with the TMDL study.
8. Early this month, Lauren Apiki advised M. Bay of the completion of a new
web project: savekailuabay.com. This project has had assistance from the
Castle Foundation. Apiki will be working this year with the theme: “How
can we renovate the ecosystem of Kailua Bay?”
9. On July 23, 2004, Sea Grant staff, Megan Toasper (Maui) and Jeff Zimpher
(Big Island) met with Bay to review KBAC’s water sampling and distribution
of information system. They are looking for protocols that everyone can use
and also fit into the objectives of the school curriculum and still be useful
to the Department of Health.
10. Staff drafted and submitted to the City testimony to oppose the solid
waste landfill to be sited at Kapa‘a.
11. Drafted and published RFP for new Community Coordinator who would also
oversee BMP Park for KBAC. Extending the date for submission of proposals.
Please circulate advertisement to any interested person or organization.
Aiming to do interviews around September 15, 2004.
12. Staff has prepared the KBAC Annual Report.
13. KBAC’s current contracts will be discussed in executive session.
B. Mike McMahon – Community Coordinator’s Report
Breaking News!
I have resigned effective August 8th. Thank you all for your kindness and
support!
Community Outreach
HIGICC GISMap Presentation
- Received extremely positive feedback on KBAC’s integration of mapping
with water quality data – many people were unaware of the KBAC water
quality database and were eager to check it out.
Streamwalks
- On June 5, John Reppun (with the assistance of Kaipo Faris, Don Cooke,
and Ron Walker) led a group of ~20 people on a Waiahole/Waianu Streamwalk.
We assessed the stream using KBAC’s survey at the confluence of Waiahole
and Waianu streams, and this site was our most highly ranked site to date.
- On June 19, while attending the Windward Ahupua‘a Alliance’s “Free
Lunch”, an impromptu, unofficial streamwalk broke out. Ron Walker led
a group of ~12 people on a bird-watching tour that focused primarily on invasive
species, including waterbirds, fish, and algae. With the blessing of WAA,
this information was captured, and a Ho‘omaluhia Streamwalk page was
added to KBAC’s website.
Hawaiian Internship Program
- Unfortunately, without notice given to either KBAC or the Hawaiian Internship
Program, this summer’s prospective intern retracted her application
to work with KBAC developing a “Valley Quest” type community
program. Due to the late date, it was impossible to get a replacement.
Kapaa Quarry Landfill
- KBAC received the Final Groundwater Monitoring Report, Kapa‘a Sanitary
Landfill – Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii referenced in the Kapa‘a Quarry
Closure Plan. John Goody reviewed the document for KBAC and stated to Maile
Bay that the sampling data shows no significant leachate entering the marsh
from the old landfill site. Due to the inaccessibility of this report and
several requests for it, the document has been scanned and will placed on
KBAC’s website.
“Mangrove Busters” Meeting
Attended the first meeting of a group interested in eradicating mangrove
in Kane‘ohe Bay (and eventually beyond). The meeting was well attended
(e.g. MCBH, Ducks Unlimited, UH, TNC, DLNR, and more). Each group was asked
what it wanted to see out of such an effort, and also, what it could contribute.
On behalf of KBAC, I:
1. noted the need to verify that water quality is improved by mangrove removal;
and
2. asked the groups to provide input to the updated Community Watershed-Based
Plan (being proposed by KBAC with 319 funding). The Department of Health
should provide priority for 319 funding for such projects. The current plan
recommends actions for mangrove removal in various areas of Ko‘olaupoko.
Website
- Enhanced the KBAC site’s search option by using Google;
- Updated dynamic pages so they are easier to update and easier to display
locally (i.e. during presentations);
- Added pictures to some of the KWQID sites that did not have them;
- Finalized KBAC website documentation (see http://www.kbac-hi.org/Documentation/);
- Moved the BMP pages to be more user friendly – “http://www.kbac-hi.org/BMPs/” (they
were previously in the technical data folder)
New Pages
- Developed prototype “Current Events” page (using Castle Junction
as a model) in response to community concerns regarding KBAC’s role
in the project;
o Similar pages could be created by the KBAC Commuity Coordinator for the
Kapa‘a Quarry Landfill issue, General info on Sewage Spills, other
non-KBAC groups working in Ko‘olaupoko
- Posted “Invitation to Bid” page for a new KBAC Community Coordinator;
(http://www.kbac-hi.org/coordinator.htm);
- Created Leptospirosis Page = to answer common streamwalk questions: (http://www.kbac-hi.org/education/leptospirosis.htm);
- Posted streamwalk pages for both Waiahole and Hoomaluhia; and
- Updated streamwalk database with Waiahole Awareness Survey data.
Watershed-Based Plan
Letters of Support
Kailua Neighborhood Board approved sending letter of support on July 1.
(KBAC’s Director attended Kaneohe Neighborhood Board on July 15 for
similar request.)
Maps and Data
- Used NOAA’s “Coastal Change and Analysis Program (C-Cap) data
to determine land use in Ko‘olaupoko for use in KBAC’s 319 proposal
to update the WRAS (summary below).
| Waimanalo 11.17 sq. miles |
Kailua 20.17 sq. miles | South Kaneohe 17.07 sq. miles |
North Kaneohe 19.72 sq. miles |
|
| Bare Land | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Cultivated Land | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Estuarine Forested Wetland | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Evergreen Forest | 21.6% | 25.4% | 22.6% | 38.0% |
| Grassland | 7.8% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 5.2% |
| High Intensity Developed | 3.0% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 0.1% |
| Low Intensity Developed | 14.9% | 21.7% | 26.2% | 6.7% |
| Palustrine Emergent Wetland | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Palustrine Scrub/Shrub Wetland | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Scrub/Shrub | 45.2% | 31.2% | 28.0% | 47.6% |
| Unconsolidated Shore | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Water | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
- Assembled all of Ko‘olaupoko’s 303(d) data into a single spreadsheet
for easy analysis. This allows sorting impairments by year, watershed, subwatershed,
pollutant, basis for listing, and receiving water type (A vs AA).
[See spreadsheet at “My Documents\KBAC records\319\watershed_Based_Plan\303d_waters.xls”]
- Created map of Land Use in Ko‘olaupoko for future use. See attached
file “Koolaupoko_landuse.pdf”.
[“My Documents\KBAC records\319\watershed_Based_Plan\Koolaupoko_landuse.pdf”]
- Created map of Water Quality Ko‘olaupoko for future use. See attached
file “Koolaupoko_region.pdf”.
[“My Documents\KBAC records\319\watershed_Based_Plan\Koolaupoko_region.pdf”]
Statewide Water Quality Data (DoH)
Met with Department of Health on July 19 to discuss the format of the statewide
water quality data website. They had several suggestions, which have been
implemented. A sample site is available at http://www.kbac-hi.org/doh/.
Have scheduled a final meeting with DoH for Friday, July 30 to make sure
that the site meets with their approval.
Other
Contributed sections for the 2003-2004 annual report.
III. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Snookie Mello has volunteered to be the next acting chair following Andy Brittain.
The executive
committee will consist of Mark Heckman, Andy Brittain, and Snookie Mello.
IV. MINUTES
A motion was made by Rushforth and seconded by Piper to accept the June 3,
2004 minutes.
Vote: 6 ayes.
V. V. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Discussion – KBAC contracts and pending proposals.
VI. MEETING
Meetings will be held at Windward Community College, Hale Alaka`i #118 at
6:45 pm:
November 17, 2004 (Wednesday)
February 23, 2005 (Wednesday)
VII. ADJOURNMENT
The business meeting was adjourned at 9:20 pm.