2011-06-08 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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least show good faith that we will preserve the rights of these people who are in our trust. And then also under Civil Defense and I’ll combine it with the health issue. I just wanted to let you know that Puna Geothermal Venture, I have gone over, I was involved with Civil Defense, Harry Kim, some time ago. Basically that PGV did have criminal infractions. They lied to Harry Kim. They didn’t tell him there was a blow out for 31 hours and said was all clear, but basically what happened was the criminal infraction of 180 pounds of H2S per hour. As we speak right now, the county is supposed to have done six years ago plus an emergency response plan. I work directly with EPA. They sent me what’s called the worst case scenario. All those pages were blank. PGV did not provide them because actually they would be fined more than they were. And as we speak right now, what’s being dumped into the wells is what’s called catalyzed sulfite. So that actually has lead and arsenic in it which we don’t want in the water. And so what’s happening is that it’s basically a rust corrosion preventative. It’s what’s called the royal purple list. There was a copy in Emily Naeole’s old office. I did ask them for some time to provide it to us. They wouldn’t. I have training in OSHA, what not, so I went over the MSDS reports and it’s pretty horrible what they’re dumping down those wells. And so, the problem is, is those people out there in Puna, they’re all on catchment tanks. And they have to go and get their water. So if you look at inaudible W3 Malamalama Key, all these different well test sites – well, it looks pretty good so far, but there have been some very high numbers on other things that I found that the Department of Health Hydrological, there’s like a four year report. So, some of the numbers are very high and were not reported. Now the issue is PGV informed me, well as soon as it tests positive, we’ll shut it down. But by then it’s too late. We want to preserve the water now. I’ve complained, complained, complained to the County Council at many meetings and what not. Somebody has got to do something to protect the water. And even thought it’s not on the water grid right now, someday maybe it would be and should be, but we have to protect it now. They’re drilling more. There’s no emergency response plan and they’re dumping all this stuff down the wells in the royal purple list. So the county is actually being made responsible. They have not heard of this. Many people are totally unaware when I mention this. But the county is responsible for the emergency response plan, and I was appointed by Civil Defense to get together an emergency response plant to me in the communities. So even the community has realized that, how can we evacuate in a timely manner cause the road situation is only one road in, one road out. The highways, can we look at different areas like the Old Railroad. Can we get people out that way? Where are our options to get people out? Now the issue is, is that because they’re drilling at the well heads, thirteen hundred parts per million of H2S is possible, which could be lethal in one to two breaths. So the issue is, is that you cannot get the people out safely. The other thing is to go in and put the people at the Pahoa High School in the band room. But the problem is, is that, that in particular, there is no back up generator. If the electricity goes off, those people are stuck, and you can’t fit all of Pahoa into that band room. And so we’re looking at early evacuation, we need better response. The PGV has stated they are willing to work with the county as Civil Defense on this issue. But we need a coordinated effort. And so I’ve spoken with Department of Education about this issue. They are very scared, very concerned about it. And so they’re looking to the county for help. There’s not anybody within the county, save Civil Defense who is actively working on the issue to protect the community for this emergency response plan that’s never 4