Page 4 The feasibility of using ion-exchange, reverse osmosis or other presently available techniques should be investigatc for water supply augmentation. The housing and community develonoment plans project the use of privie- septictenk-drain field installation for Gisposal of domestic Wastes. While placement of such installations will be carefully considered, the possibility ° exists that effluents may enter the usable water table, posing mnotential for contamination of the existing Vater’ jens. Therefore, we suggest that a cefinitive sanitat tigge program be implemented for continued monitoring of the? usable water supplies and maintenance of disposal Ins®aéllatic A recently deve loped small scale asrobic digestion unit . le Ee ee a LON 2 teen ceils A I crete aoe EE Ire RE a es be a ee. May be a possiblic alternative to the septic-drain field concept. We recommeid that the feasibility of utilizing this concept be studied. ist Gury AVAILABLE With regard to 7.2.4 and 7.2.5 mentioned above, the Health, Sanitation, Education, ane Social Service section of the 1973 HEW/Interior Task Force Reyort on the Trust. Territory of the Pacific Islands should prove a useful reference item. 8.6 Impact of Base Camp Sewege Dis>osal on Human Health Sewage outfall lines would best be loceted to flow into ocean:waters rather than the laccoon, because of the possibility of disease transmission through consumption of raw or Partially cooked shellfish or other marine “organisms contained by partiallv treated raw sewage. The assumption that rav sewage will be Elushed out of the lagoon by ocean currents iS avsarentlyv based on speculation and observations of the Gispelling of solid wastes from the lagoon by this method. Isolations. of pathogenic organisms from similar lagoons in the Trust Territory suggest that these waters may become under low volume dumping. . contaiminated even DOE ARCHIVES 8.11 Impact of Pasticides in Base Camm on Human Health It‘is stated that chlorinated hyGrocarbons will not be used for posticide control, but organic whosnhates would be used only in the required auantities. The concerns seem to be- focused on the environmental residuals. However, some concern shoule also be focused on the tonic offects to the vorkers applying the pesticides and to pe ovle in the general area. EPA, NIOSI!, and USDA are estahlishing some feasible standards ané/or work nractices for persons using vesticides. mo a . 420