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an abandoned vehicle towed. He answered several questions from commissioners. Commissioner McIntosh said a majority of the vehicles Jerome Warren testified about looked to be within 10 feet of the road, which is owned by the county, and he wondered why the police had not cited them. Director Kucharski spoke on the difference between derelict and abandoned vehicles and said he could have the AV people check on it. If the vehicles are on private property, a member of the public would need to file a complaint with the Planning Department as a possible zoning violation. He said he would provide the complaint form to Commissioner McIntosh. • Regarding ESPCs in other counties of the state, he checked with his counterparts in Maui, Kauaʻi, and the City and County of Honolulu regarding whether they had any wastewater system ESPCs. Maui and Kauaʻi did not, and Honolulu had a small one that did not work out well for them. ESPCs usually need to show there is a reduction in energy and savings. • The commissioners had been provided his Wastewater Division’s spill response management plan. • Regarding chloride levels at individual wells and the point of return to the Kealakehe WWTP, he does not like the data. At the King Kamehameha Sewer Pump Station, they are averaging about 3,000 milligrams per liter. At Keopu, it’s about 900 to 1,000. At Project 19, it’s about 2,000 to 3,000. The main issue is the need to replace the force main system on Aliʻi Drive. At the plant they get down to about 600 to 800 parts per million. He would prefer 300 to 400, which is normal. Kona’s drinking water is about 250 to 300. He will forward the information to the commissioners. They are continuing to work on code and rule changes, including the one to give DEM the authority to require private property owners to fix their leaking laterals. The plan is to have the revisions before the Council in the next month or two. The need to replace the Aliʻi Drive system is cri?cal. Commissioner Fulton asked about the chloride levels at Project 19, and Director Kucharski said there are several large communities, a hotel, and condominiums that are also flowing into the system. Commissioner Fulton said she does not understand his reluctance to share information, or why his answers have been nebulous about entities that may be causing problems in the sewer system. He is working for the public, and she wants him to share his information about Project 19. Director Kucharski said he does not want to roll entities under the bus without quantifiable information. Kona Bay Estates may be a likely source, but he does not know for a fact they are. Commissioner Fulton said the commission has also been informed, meeting after meeting, that DEM would be empowered to inspect private laterals once the code is amended. The language to do this should be very simple, yet it still has not been done. Director Kucharski said they are trying to put together for the Council a full package of not only code amendments 12