10-28-2007, 04:47 AM
There is a recommendation within the Puna Community Development Plan for disallowing cesspools throughout the district.
I would agree that they should also be discontinued in oceanfront locations. The EPA imposed requirements on large private and public cesspools which required they be replaced as they recently were at Pahoa High and Intermediate. So I would say there is a precedent for requiring replacement of obsolete ocean front systems.
As a point of discussion a private cesspool serving a residence of 2-4 occupants appears to be considerably less impact than 100+ daily visitors at the Champagne Pond with zero facilities. One way to discourage over use might be to change the name of the pond to something much less enticing. Install a sign that says 'Kapoho Pee Pond' and many tourists might turn away.
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I would agree that they should also be discontinued in oceanfront locations. The EPA imposed requirements on large private and public cesspools which required they be replaced as they recently were at Pahoa High and Intermediate. So I would say there is a precedent for requiring replacement of obsolete ocean front systems.
As a point of discussion a private cesspool serving a residence of 2-4 occupants appears to be considerably less impact than 100+ daily visitors at the Champagne Pond with zero facilities. One way to discourage over use might be to change the name of the pond to something much less enticing. Install a sign that says 'Kapoho Pee Pond' and many tourists might turn away.
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