NOTICE OF PROPOSED SECTION 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION BY THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WQC File No. WQC0916 DOCKET NO. WQC0916 August 10, 2017 The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) proposes to issue a Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC), which includes conditions and requirements, to the City and County of Honolulu (CCH), Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM) for the application of the Department of the Army (DA) permit under DA File No. POH-2015-00062 to be issued under the authorization of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA, 33 U.S.C. 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1344) for the "Storm Drainage Best Management Practices in the Vicinity of Kaelepulu Pond-Hele Channel Improvements and Curb Inlet Screens Project." The owner information is as follows: Owner: City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance 1000 Uluohia Street, Suite 215 Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 Contact: Mr. Randall Wakumoto Phone: (808) 768-3242 Fax No.: (808) 768-3289 E-mail: rwakumoto@honolulu.gov CCH-DFM is proposing improvements to the embankment along Hele Channel that follows the City and County of Honolulu owned drainage corridor at TMK: (1) 4 2 050:009 adjacent to Saint John Vianney School in Kailua, Oahu. The purpose of the project is to stabilize the channel soil embankment against future erosion and sedimentation runoff. The section of Hele Channel to be improved is approximately 750 feet long and extends from the existing road culvert at Akumu Street to the existing concrete section of channel approximately 165 feet west of Keolu Drive. Best Management Practices (BMPs) measures are proposed to ensure that the proposed construction activities associated with this project will not adversely impact the water quality of Hele Channel. An Applicable Monitoring and Assessment Plan (AMAP) is also prepared to verify/ensure the adequacy of the BMPs measures implemented. The receiving State water, Hele Channel, located on the Island of Oahu, is classified by the DOH as a "Class 2, Inland Water" and is not listed in the "2014 STATE OF HAWAII WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT REPORT." Based on an evaluation of the Section 401 WQC Application, the supporting information, which are relevant to water quality considerations, and when all requirements and conditions contained in this proposed Section 401 WQC are fully complied with, there is reasonable assurance that the discharges resulting from the proposed construction activities will be conducted in a manner which will not violate the applicable water quality standards (WQS) and will comply with the applicable provisions of CWA, Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307. The proposed Section 401 WQC shall become effective on the issuance date of the Section 401 WQC. This Section 401 WQC shall expire one (1) year from the issuance date of the Section 401 WQC, or the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation Plan for Hele Channel is established by the DOH and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or until the applicable WQS are revised or modified, or DA NWP 3 (File No. POH-2015-00062) is modified, revoked, suspended, or expired, or when the project related construction activities are completed, whichever is earlier. f the applicable WQS is revised or modified, before the proposed expiration date, and such that the activity complies with the revisions or modifications to the WQS, the determination of waiving the notification requirements shall continue to be valid until the Section 401 WQC expires. Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations or request a public hearing should submit their comments or request in writing no later than 30 calendar days from the date of this notice either in person or by mail, to: Department of Health Environmental Management Division Clean Water Branch 919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Rm. 301 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4920 Copies of the proposed Section 401 WQC and other information on file are available for public inspection, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 7:45 a.m. until 4:15 p.m., at the DOH office address shown above and on the WPC Viewer located at: http://eha-web.doh.hawaii.gov/wpc-viewer/. Copies may be bought. The proposed Section 401 WQC also available on the Internet at: http://health.hawaii.gov/cwb/site-map/home/public-notices-and-updates and on the WPC Viewer located at: http://eha-web.doh.hawaii.gov/wpc-viewer/. For more information or if you have special needs due to disability that will aid you in inspecting and/or commenting on the public notice permit and related information, please contact Mr. Darryl Lum, Supervisor of the Engineering Section, at the above address or (808) 586-4309 (Voice) at least seven (7) calendar days before the comment deadline. For those who use a TTY/TDD, please call through Sprint Relay Hawaii, at 1-711 or 1-877-447-5991. All written comments and requests received on time will be considered. If the DOH determines that there is significant public interest, a public hearing may be held after at least 30 calendar days of public notice. If the DOH’s position is substantially unchanged, after considering all timely written comments and all oral comments at any public hearing that may be held, the DOH will issue or deny the Section 401 WQC, as appropriate, and this action will be final. Please notify anyone you know who would be interested in this matter. VIRGINIA PRESSLER, M.D. Director of Health (SA1018264 8/10/17)