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The existing Kekaha Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) is projected to reach capacity in the coming years. Therefore, a new landfill facility will be required thereafter to achieve the project objective of providing for the proper disposal of all forms of MSW that cannot practicably be further reused, recycled, or otherwise recovered. Additionally, the County is committed to maximizing waste diversion via waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. The proposed project includes construction and operation of a both new MSWLF and a Resource Recovery Park (RRP). Based on a preliminary analysis of potential impacts due to the landfill and RRP, the County has determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required, and therefore this EIS Preparation Notice (EISPN) has been prepared.
The EISPN commits the County to conducting a State-of Hawaii Chapter 343 EIS, which includes several documents and opportunities for public comments and input. The Draft EISPN provides a general framework for the ongoing EIS process; indicates some of the special studies that will be conducted, including alternative analyses; potential impacts and a preliminary discussion of potential mitigation measures; and summarizes past project activities, including the Siting Study and the previous round of public comments and responses.
 FEA-EISPN Kauaʻi LF-RRP
Meeting Handout
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In order to achieve its waste diversion goals, the County has identified a Resource Recovery Park (RRP) as a critical element of the County's solid waste management strategy. A RRP is a ‘one-stop service center’ that is intended to include a comprehensive and integrated set of waste management programs and facilities to support maximization of the diversion of waste from the landfill via reuse, recycling, and recovery. Providing a single centralized location where residential and commercial entities are able to conduct all of their recycling and waste diversion activities can provide a synergistic effect, and help promote reuse, recycling, and reduction of waste disposal, while simultaneously allowing the County to achieve cost savings through shared resources and economies of scale.
The Draft RRP Feasibility Study (FS) analyzes Kauai's current waste generation, recycling, reduction, and reuse strategies, and provides projections of future waste quantities. This data is then used to analyze a host of potential recycling, reduction, and reuse processes that can potentially be implemented at the RRP. Finally, the expected costs and benefits of each potential process is analyzed, and preliminary recommendations are made regarding which processes are appropriate for Kauai's RRP.
Public meetings were held on January 28 and 29 to present the findings of this Draft RRP FS to the public, and to solicit public comments and feedback on the Draft RRP FS. The RRP FS has been finalized to address the public concerns. A preliminary design of the proposed RRP will be prepared for input into the ongoing New Landfill/RRP Environmental Impact Statement.
Final RRP Feasibility Study
Presentation
Draft RRP FS Meeting Handout
Summary of Draft RRP FS Community Meetings
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New Kauai Landfill Siting Study
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In July 2012, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) of Honolulu (formerly Earth Tech, Inc.) prepared the current New Landfill Siting Study, with assistance from RM Towill Corporation. The study re-evaluates the suitability of the eight sites (Kumukumu is re-included following a change in the earlier development plans) using contemporary exclusionary criteria, generates preliminary engineering estimates and planning-level cost estimates, updates the MACLS results with a community criteria evaluation using improved scoring and ranking methodology, identifies other important decision factors for siting a new MSWLF, conducts an overall site comparison, and presents recommendations. This report updates all previous data and performs additional analyses to allow the County to choose a proposed location for the new landfill. This report includes the following subsections.
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| Cover - Section 2 | 7/26/2012 | 631.66 | |
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| Section 3, Part I | 7/26/2012 | 4,860.99 | |
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| Section 3, Part II | 7/26/2012 | 6,407.63 | |
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| Section 4, Part I | 7/26/2012 | 7,121.96 | |
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| Section 4, Part II | 7/26/2012 | 6,272.68 | |
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| Sections 5 - 9 | 7/26/2012 | 4,558.83 | |
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| Attachment A, Part I | 7/26/2012 | 2,367.59 | SLCE Site Reconnaissance Photo Log |
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| Attachment A, Part II | 7/26/2012 | 5,351.58 | SLCE Site Reconnaissance Photo Log |
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| Attachment B | 7/26/2012 | 668.17 | Community Criteria Evaluation Data Sheets |
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EIS Community Meetings 2012
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Community Meetings
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a New Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
and Resource Recovery Park
In May of 2012, the County of Kauaʻi Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, hosted four community meetings to obtain public input and identify issues to be addressed in the upcoming Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a New Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and Resource Recovery Park.
During the meetings, activities performed to date were briefly summarized, the EIS process was explained, and comments were solicited from the public to identify specific environmental concerns for consideration in the EIS.
Community meetings, were held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the following dates, times, and locations:
- Tuesday, May 22, 2012, King Kaumualiʻi Elementary, Hanamaʻulu, Kauai
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Kekaha Neighborhood Center, Kekaha, Kauaʻi
- Tuesday, May 29, 2012, Kīlauea Elementary School, Kīlauea, Kauaʻi
- Wednesday, May 30, 2012, Kōloa Courthouse at Neighborhood Center, Koloa, Kauaʻi
A summary of the meeting is attached here, along with the presentation and a meeting handout.
 Summary of May 2012 New Landfill Community Meetings
EIS Handout, June 2012
EIS Presentation, June 2012
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Prior Community Meetings on Landfill Siting
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Report of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Landfill Site Selection and Site Data Sheets (PDF):
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| Supplemental Notes | 8/31/2009 | 44.00 | 1 page |
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| Volume 1 | 8/31/2009 | 2,849.69 | 222 pages |
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| Volume 2 Cover, TOC, Appendix A, Tabs 1-7 | 8/31/2009 | 1,601.55 | 227 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Cover, Tab 8 | 8/31/2009 | 580.84 | 6 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 9 | 8/31/2009 | 630.10 | 9 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 9, Figure B.2.1 | 8/31/2009 | 1,023.60 | 1 page |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 9, Figures B.2.2a-b | 8/31/2009 | 8,747.59 | 2 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 9, Figure B.2.2c | 8/31/2009 | 4,969.97 | 1 page |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 9, Figure B.2.3 | 8/31/2009 | 1,429.35 | 1 page |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 9, Figures B.2.4a-d | 8/31/2009 | 2,501.12 | 4 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 10 | 8/31/2009 | 2,029.42 | 10 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Sections 1-3 | 8/31/2009 | 17.82 | 39 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Section 4 | 8/31/2009 | 7,263.92 | 19 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Section 5 | 8/31/2009 | 5,049.65 | 25 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Section 6 | 8/31/2009 | 5,973.92 | 21 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Section 7 | 8/31/2009 | 9,683.63 | 18 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Section 8 | 8/31/2009 | 13,789.49 | 24 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Section 9 | 8/31/2009 | 6,384.99 | 34 pages |
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| Volume 2 Appendix B, Tab 11, Sections 10-12 | 8/31/2009 | 8,325.94 | 70 pages |
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