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r RKF1V®~~^~..,, T E S T I MO NY rn+~---- County Council / ~ MY NAME IS NASA TAKAKI, i LIVE IN PAPAIKOU AND I'M HERE TO TESTIFY AGAINST THE ORDINANCE GOVERNING SEWER FEE'S RELATING TO WATER CONSUMPTION. A YEAR BEFORE THE SEWER LINES WERE INSTALLED IN PAPAIKOU, I PAID OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DIG A NEW CESSPOOL. THE OLD ONE LASTED OVER 30 YEARS. AFTER COMPLETION I RECEIVED A BILL FROM THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, $36.00 FOR TWO MONTHS. WHEN I CALLED WASTEWATER DIVISION TO STATE THAT I AM NOT CONNECTED TO THE SEWER SYSTEM THEREFORE I WILL NOT PAY THAT BILL. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN IF I DIDN'T CONNECT TO THE SEWER SYSTEM I STILL HAVE TO PAY THAT BILL. ALSO THAT IT WAS MENDATORY FOR US TO CONNECT IT TO THE SEWER. SO I DID. NOW WE ARE CHARGED $20 A MONTH PLUS THE WATER COMPSUMTION FEE OVER 12,000 GALS. EVEN IF THEY DECIDE TO CHARGE $200 A MONTH, I HAVE NO CHOICE, I CANNOT DISCONNECT MY SEWER LINE. OTHER UTILITIES, IF THE RATES GETS T00 HIGH, I HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE, I CAN DO WITHOUT IT. BUT THE SEWER LINE, NO CHOICE. CALL THIS DEMOCRACY. A YEAR AGO, MY GRANDSON, WHO LIVE WITH US STARTED RAISING KOI FOR HIS SCIENCE PROJECT. TESTING THE WATER, THE GROWTH, THE FEED AND ETC. WITH THE SUNLIGHT STRIKING THE WATER, THE WATER TURNS GREEN AND THE FISH CANNOT BE OBSERVED, SO CONSTANT CHANGE IS REQUIRED. WHEN CHANGING THE WATER, THE WATER IS DRAINED ON THE GROUND AND NOT THE SEWER SYSTEM. I GAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION TO THE WASTE WATER DEPT. AND I WAS TOLD TO PUT IN A SEPARATE WATER METER. I TOLD THEM THIS IS RIDICULAS. WITH THE COMPSUMPTION FEES, NOW WE MEN (3, ONE TEENAGER AND TWO ADULTS USES THE BATHROOM OUTDOORS, I DO USE THE BATHROOM QUITE OFTEN AND I GUESS ITS MY AGE, WE ARE FORCED TO DO THESE UNSANITARY THINGS BECAUSE OF THE USAGE OF WATER. WE ARE GOING BACKWARDS. I HAVE ASKED THE WASTEWATER DIVISION IF I COULD CONNECT BACK TO MY CESSPOOL AND WAS DENIED. :u. W ~ enredS E ~ s.r. dAN 15 1998