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WHEREAS, well equipment, including pumps, in the South Kona district has failed, and <br /> normal preventative maintenance requires down-time which may temporarily take a well out-of- <br /> service. An additional well with low-sodium water in south Kona will be part of the system's <br /> infrastructure in normal and emergency times; and <br /> WHEREAS, if the Ke`ei "D" well has a pump failure, a replacement pump can take up <br /> to nine months to be built, shipped, and installed during which time alternate wells with higher <br /> sodium content must be used. Recently, the Ke`ei "D" well pump failed and a refurbished pump <br /> was obtained in only two months, however, new pumps are preferable for longevity of pump life; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, there are no fire hydrants from Ho`okena to Miloli`i (13 miles). On <br /> average, it takes approximately 16,000 gallons of water to extinguish a house fire. For the <br /> southern half of South Kona, water is conveyed by brush trucks with carrying capacities between <br /> 100 and 300 gallons, which must be refilled at a spigot station. The HFD is in the process of <br /> obtaining 3,000 gallon tankers for the rural areas to assist with fire suppression and containment <br /> support. However, even the large tankers need to be refilled at a spigot station in rural areas. <br /> Today, those spigot stations are 13 miles north (Ho`okena) to 11 miles south (Ocean View) from <br /> the most distant subdivision in South Kona. Having spigot stations or hydrants closer to <br /> subdivisions would be an asset for fire suppression and containment allowing HFD vehicles to <br /> refill and quickly return to the site of a house fire or wildfire; and <br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of the U. S. Department of Defense— Innovative Readiness <br /> Training ("IRT") program is to improve military readiness while simultaneously providing <br /> quality services to communities throughout the United States. Innovative Readiness Training <br /> provides real world training opportunities for our service members to prepare them for wartime <br /> missions while supporting the needs of America's underserved communities. The types of <br /> projects than can be implemented include engineering-construction of roads, wells, buildings, <br /> and other projects; and <br /> 2 <br />