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This Concurrent Resolution urges Marine Corps Base Hawaii to improve its sewage treatment plant by increasing its capacity and ensuring that its components have redundancy, which means having backup systems in place. The goal of these upgrades is to guarantee that the quality of the treated wastewater, known as final effluent, meets the standards set by the state's Department of Health. This is important because the base discharges a significant amount of treated wastewater into Kailua Bay, an area heavily used by the public for recreation, and the base has previously exceeded the permitted bacteria limits, posing a risk to water quality and human health. The resolution also encourages the base to restart its water reuse system for irrigation to conserve drinking water and reduce ocean discharge, and it calls for all Department of Defense installations in Hawaii to move towards higher wastewater treatment standards to further reduce potable water use and environmental discharge.