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GRAHAM: No, go right ahead. ANTONIO: Okay. I wasn’t prepared to make a presentation to this Planning Commission. However, I’m here, again, to answer any questions that you might have regarding some of the testimony that might be presented by the public. GRAHAM: Okay, if that’s the case then -. ANTONIO: We did respond to the application, provided some correspondence to the Planning Department; and you have those correspondence on file. GRAHAM: Okay. So then if later we need your expertise on something we can allow for that. All right, thank you. Mr. Yuen, you have something right now? YUEN: Yes. There have been a number of letters concerning the question of having septic systems given that there is a Department Supply well. There’s a Department of Health rule that they be at 1,000-foot, that they would permit it as long as they were located outside of a 1,000-foot radius. I just wanted to get Department of Water Supply’s perspective on this situation. Are there other situations on the island where you have septic systems, cesspools, in proximity of your deep water wells? Has that posed a problem? Do you anticipate a problem if they’re located, if you have a properly engineered septic system located outside of a 1,000-foot radius in this case? ANTONIO: There were several questions. For one thing, yes, there are a number of septic systems that are located within the proximity of existing wells that we operate on this island. I believe those septic systems are outside of the 1,000-foot radius that the Health Department requires that they be located. In approving or reviewing requests to construct those septic systems, the Department of Health does request comment from the Department of Water Supply. And basically, in this case, should the application be approved as such, I believe, yes, the Health Department would request information or comment from the Department. And, basically, we’ve written letters to some of the, or to a resident in the area and also to others that stated, yes, although there is a, basically we’ve stated to the effect that although there may be a potential that such septic systems might affect our existing wells in the area, the bottom line is, basically, you know, it’s up to the Department of Health to review those requests and come up with their decisions as far as whether or not those septic systems can be approved or not. I imagine what they will propose is it will be outside of that 1,000-foot radius; and I believe the applicant is proceeding with the intent of, I’m not sure whether or not they need a variance from the Department of Health or just approval from them to allow them to construct their septic systems. And, you know, although we’ll comment that these septic systems might have a potential to contaminate our sources, again, I state that it’s still up to their decision as far as whether or not it should be approved or not. Your question regarding whether or not we do have wells that are located in areas where there are septic systems, yes, we do. And our experiences are that any contamination, or we have not experienced any contamination from these septic systems. EXHIBIT D 5