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7) NORTH KONA: DISCUSSION OF DRAFT RESPONSE FROM WATER BOARD REGARDING THE A. COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT'S REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION ON THE KALOKO-HONOKŌHAU NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PETITION TO DESIGNATE KEAUHOU AQUIFER SYSTEM AREA (NORTH KONA), HAWAII AS A GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AREA: Ms. Lee Loy asked that this Item be taken up, along with Item 7(B), at the end of the meeting, because the room will need to be cleared for the Executive Session. EXECUTIVE SESSION RE: DRAFT RESPONSE FROM WATER BOARD REGARDING THE B. COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT'S REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION ON THE KALOKO-HONOKŌHAU NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PETITION TO DESIGNATE KEAUHOU AQUIFER SYSTEM AREA (NORTH KONA), HAWAII AS A GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AREA: (Moved to the end of the Agenda.) JOB NO. 2013-995, KAHALU‘U D DEEPWELL REPAIR & IMPROVEMENTS: C. (Deferred from the April 22, 2014, Water Board Meeting.) The contractor, Derrick’s Drilling and Pump Services, LLC, addressed the Board to appeal the Department’s decision to deny a time extension for JOB NO. 2013-995, KAHALU‘U D DEEPWELL REPAIR & IMPROVEMENTS. Just prior to today’s meeting, Ms. Cynthia Moreira, representing Derrick’s Drilling and Pump Services, LLC, distributed to the Board a summary of email traffic to the manufacturers involved in the pump repair and the people on the Mainland who helped her get the pump ready for shipping back to the Big Island. She noted that she did not yet have a confirmed date from National Pump Company when the pump would be shipped. She referred to her most recent correspondence with the manufacturer, dated May 16, 2014. The entire process has been handed over to Mr. Patrick McNulty, National Pump’s Director of Operations. That letter stated that the pump was in assembly on May 16, 2014, but there was no date given for when the repairs would be completed. Ms. Moreira said that her company had provided all of the information that National Pump requested, including a photo of the motor and the lateral (which she said is a measurement for the shaft). She said she was reluctant to venture a guess, but she figured that the pump should be ready in two or three weeks. However, she said that she had not confirmed that with National Pump yet. Mr. Uyeda asked about mentions in the email trail of Beylik Drilling and Pump Service, Inc. He asked whether Beylik had done some work for Derrick’s. Ms. Moreira said she had not wanted to bring that up, because it really has nothing to do with Derrick’s. For some reason, when Ms. Moreira finally managed to contact Mr. Mike Huppman of Flowserve, he told Ms. Moreira that he could not proceed with the repair project because there was a financial mishap with Beylik. She did not know why that should affect her company, but Mr. Huppman held back production for about a week because of the financial problem involving Beylik. Ms. Moreira contacted DWS’s engineer in charge of the project, Mr. Eric Takamoto, who in turn contacted Beylik. The matter was cleared up within a week, and Ms. Moreira contacted Mr. Huppman again, at which time he said things were okay. Ms. Moreira said she really did not know what that was all about. Page 5 of 27 Water Board Minutes 5-27-14 js