Public Notice of Intent

The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) and the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) are proposing to amend the “Safe Drinking Water” regulations in Title 25 Chapter 4 of the American Samoa Administrative Code.  The main points of proposed changes to the laws involve:

• Bottled water standards for local, on-island bottlers;
• American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) water treatment operators certification programs;
• ASEPA Water Quality Laboratory fees;
• General grammatical and formatting changes.

The proposed changes are available for review at the AS-EPA office in Utulei.  The public may submit written comments about the proposed changes via email to ASEPAcomments@gmail.com or by mailing them to:  Safe Drinking Water Comments, PO Box PPA, Pago Pago, AS 96799.  A public hearing will be held at 10 AM on March 10, 2008 in the AS-EPA Conference Room for interested parties to present their comments in person to AS-EPA and EQC members.

Fa’asilasilaga Fa’alaua’itele

Ua i ai nei se talosaga mai le Ofisa O Puipuia Le Si’osi’omaga i Amerika Samoa (ASEPA) ma le Komisi Mo Le Mamā O Le Si’osi’omaga (EQC) e faia ni suiga i tulafono  mo le “Suavai Taumafa Saogalemu,” Tulafono Fa’aulutalaina 25 Vaega 4 o le Tusi Tulafono a le Malo a Amerika Samoa. O mata’upu taua o le talosaga o lo’o fia suia i le tulafono e aofia ai:

• Tapula’a fa’atulagaina mo fagu vai o lo’o gaosia i Amerika Samoa;
• Polokalama e pasia ai le au faigaluega a le Malosi’aga Fa’a’eletise ma Le Suavai (ASPA), i latou o lo’o gafa ma le fa’availa’auina o le suavai.
• Tupe totogi mo le Potu Su’esu’e a le ASEPA mo le Suavai Taumafa;
• Suia o le gagana ma le fa’ata’otoga o le tulafono mo le Suavai Taumafa.

O lenei talosaga o lo’o iai nei i le Ofisa o le AS-EPA i Utulei mo le mamalu o le atunu’u e mafai ona faitau ai. E mafai ona fa’ao’o atu tusitusiga uma mo lenei talosaga e ala atu i le imeli ASEPAcomments@gmail.com po o le pusa meli: Fa’amatalaga mo le Suavai Taumafa Saogalemu, PO Box PPA, Pago Pago, AS  96799.  O le a faia se fono ia Mati 10, 2008 i le 10am mo le mamalu o le atunu’u ma i latou uma e fia saunoa ai i lea mata’upu i le potu fono a le ASEPA i Utulei.