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The Manager-Chief Engineer said the community had told the current Mayor that they wanted to <br />operate and maintain the water system, and no decision has been made yet. The decision does not lie <br />with DWS. This agreement serves as a good interim vehicle of authority for DWS to operate and <br />maintain the system, and collect fees. <br /> <br />Mr. Kaneshiro asked whether, if the County decides that the community can operate and maintain the <br />system, DWS would just transfer the system to the community. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Kaneshiro asked whether this was just an interim management contract. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Meierdiercks said yes, in a sense, the Department is not taking over the system; the Board is taking <br />it over. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said that the Board is the authority for DWS; if the Board approves the <br />agreement, DWS would maintain and operate the system. <br /> <br />Mr. Meierdiercks wanted to clarify that the system will not be accepted by DWS. Instead, the Board <br />will be accepting the system, he said. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said that is correct. The Board will accept the authority to operate and <br />maintain the system, and DWS has accepted the system in the sense that the system was constructed <br />according to DWS standards. However, DWS does not own the system; the County owns the system. <br /> <br />Mr. Taniguchi asked about the safety concerns raised by Mr. Dubois earlier today. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said that contrary to what the gentleman said, everything has been done in <br />accordance with the plans. The facility is safe. The road there was never intended for two trucks to go <br />up at one time. The site itself can accommodate about three trucks at a time, and two trucks can fill up <br />simultaneously, he said. He noted that the fill station there is probably the best one on the entire island, <br />thanks to the monies from the State. If he were an HOVE resident, he would be very happy with the <br />facility. <br /> <br />Mr. Taniguchi asked whether the safety concerns that were raised would be addressed at the County <br />level. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said the Department had addressed all of these concerns at the meeting <br />that Mr. Dubois mentioned earlier. The only area that the Department saw that was justifiably in need <br />of a change was the radius, which DWS agreed to do. Everything else is perfectly all right, and DWS <br />sees no other problems, he said. <br /> <br />Mr. Taniguchi asked whether DWS would be the overseer of the site. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Taniguchi asked whether, regardless of whether the concerns are baseless or not, the community <br />will still come in front of the Board to complain. <br /> <br />The Manager-Chief Engineer said that is always the community’s prerogative; they can come before the <br />Board anytime they want to. <br /> <br />Page 12 of 29 9-27-11 ~ Water Board Minutes js <br /> <br /> <br />