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CHAIRMAN NAKASHIMA: Yes. Could you tell us who you are and who you represent and your <br /> business here today. <br /> D. ROSS: My name is David Ross. I'm a civil engineer in the State of Hawaii, living in Kona. And I <br /> suppose I would potentially represent a private water system at the Estates at Holualoa. And having <br /> reviewed your proposed regulations, have a question or two, maybe a comment or two, about the <br /> process for accepting an existing private water system and having it reviewed so it can become part of <br /> the County system. Shall I proceed? <br /> S. SCARR: Yes, proceed. <br /> D. ROSS: I think when I read through the proposed Rules and Regulations, it seemed fairly <br /> straightforward and according to current standards from the Department of Water Supply. The one <br /> place where I have a few questions has to do with the owner of the existing private system submitting <br /> documents based on the construction of the system and what process would be involved if some of <br /> those documents were not complete. I personally haven't had a chance, in our own situation, to locate <br /> all the original construction drawings. I know they exist. I'm still in the research mode on those. But <br /> I know that once those are found, typically, the notes that are required when the drawings are viewed <br /> are the existing standard notes that the Water Department requires at that time. I guess the problem <br /> would come in that when the construction was done and no representative of the Water Department <br /> was present to do the actual inspection, I'm not clear on what kind of standing any private water <br /> system would have to try and provide adequate documentation about what normally a Department of <br /> Water Supply inspector might do, and have we left a door open somehow to satisfy the Water <br /> Department in that category. I'm not sure. It's been awhile since I've looked at these. I looked at <br /> them again last night 8:00. But that was the one thing I had that, you know, if we have a possible <br /> situation there was no inspection by a DWS inspector and yet we have to provide all the certification. <br /> It may be impossible to provide it. And so in that situation, what avenues are open to meet whatever <br /> requirements--an alternate way? You can't turn the clock back. <br /> CHAIRMAN NAKASHIMA: Okay, Milton, you want to clarify that? <br /> M. PAVAO: Typically since the 1960's, I think, 1964 or 1965, every subdivision that gets put in has <br /> to comply with the County's ordinance for a public water system. That ordinance also mentions that <br /> the Department of Water Supply shall do inspection and we normally collect .04 tenths of one percent <br /> of the construction cost of the water system. So anything from the 60's have been inspected by the <br /> Department of Water Supply. So that's really not an issue for all of the water systems. <br /> S. SCARR: I have a question. May I ask a question? What kind of documentation, Milton, does the <br /> Department have regarding these subdivisions that did meet Department of Water Supply standards at <br /> the time they were built? <br /> M. PAVAO: Normally, we do have as-built plans. If we don't have the plans, then the Department of <br /> Public Works should have a complete set of plans. <br /> S. SCARR: Okay. <br /> Page 3 of 5 8-24-04 Rules Public Hearing Minutes.doc <br />