A public hearing is set for Thursday to discuss the proposed permit renewal for the Lahaina underground injection control wastewater permit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.

The hearing is at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall Meeting Area, 1840 Honoapiilani Highway, from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Both written and verbal comments on the proposed permit will be accepted at the meeting as the comment period has been extended thru Thursday..

The EPA said it will consider all public comments before making a final decision on the proposed permit.

The proposed permit renewal is for the County of Maui to operate four injection wells at their Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility. The county owns and operates the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility that provides secondary treatment to domestic wastewater.

The facility recycles approximately 1 million gallons per day of treated wastewater and sends it for reuse by a nearby golf course, pineapple company, and construction contractors.

The facility disposes of most of the treated wastewater on-site in four gravity fed injection wells with a total injection volume into the four wells that currently averages between 3 and 5 million gallons per day.

Send comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ground Water Office (WTR-9), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attn: Nancy Rumrill; phone 415-972-3293; fax 415-947-3549; or e-mail rumrill.nancy@epa.gov .