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Jr�V os N!!r COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 430 14 A RESOLUTION URGING THE BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE LAND AND DEVELOP A NEW WATER WELL, RESERVOIR, SUPPORTING FACILITIES, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION MAIN IN CAPTAIN COOK, SOUTH KONA, HAWAII. WHEREAS, the District of South Kona needs another potable, low-salt well to provide increased water availability and the number of available water units to allow additional businesses and residences to obtain County water, to improve the reliability of the South Kona water system through redundancy, to improve the long-term water safety of the community, and to improve the ability of the Hawaii Fire Department ("HFD") to obtain water for fire suppression; and WHEREAS, South Kona is a rural district in which the Ke`ei "D" well supplies potable water from Napo'opo`o Junction in Captain Cook to Ho`okena. From Ho`okena to Miloli`i, there is no County water and no County spigot stations from which water may be drawn by commercial water haulers, private residences, businesses, or the Hawaii Fire Department ("HFD"), which equates to twenty-four miles of highway with no access to County water; and WHEREAS, the Ke`ei "D" well has excellent water (sodium level of approximately 14 ppm), and it is the primary well for the northern section of South Kona. Other existing South Kona wells cannot supply sufficient potable, low-sodium water to allow for expansion of businesses in South Kona or to extend the water main south of Ho`okena toward Miloli`i. Due to the lack of a southern water main, there are no spigot stations to serve those subdivisions, residences, and future businesses in the southern half of South Kona; and WHEREAS, the American Medical Association recommends that for optimum health of those individuals who medically require low-sodium water, the sodium content should be 30 ppm or less and not higher than 60 ppm. Alternate wells in South Kona other than the Ke'ei '`D'• well have higher sodium content than the public prefers or needs for optimum health; and