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V ^OF per' COUNTY OF HAWAII •_ STATE OF HAWAII art OF.N'.F RESOLUTION NO. 430 14 (DRAFT 2) A RESOLUTION URGING THE WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII (WATER BOARD) 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 standpipe /spigot stations from which water may be drawn by commercial water haulers, private residences, businesses, or 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, and it is the primary well for the northern section of South Kona. Other existing South Kona wells cannot supply sufficient potable water to allow for expansion of businesses in South Kona or to extend the water system south of Ho`okena toward Miloli`i. Due to the lack of a southern water main, there are no standpipe /spigot stations to serve those subdivisions, residences, and future businesses in the southern half of South Kona; and WHEREAS, well equipment, including pumps, in the South Kona district has failed, and normal preventative maintenance requires down -time which may temporarily take a well out -of- service. An additional well with low- sodium water in south Kona will be part of the system's infrastructure in normal and emergency times; and WHEREAS, there are no fire hydrants from Ho`okena to Miloli`i (13 miles). On average, it takes approximately 16,000 gallons of water to extinguish a house fire. For the southern half of South Kona, water is conveyed by brush trucks with carrying capacities between 100 and 300 gallons, which must be refilled at a standpipe /spigot station. The HFD is in the process of obtaining 3,000 gallon tankers for the rural areas to assist with fire suppression and