2014-05-15 Leeward Exh A (SPP 14-161)

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OKAGI: The original builder on the property for some reason connected the second meter only directly to some irrigation, which was on the lower part of the property. We actually experienced a major leak there, so we just shut off the irrigation down there because we are not growing anything; we decided not to grow anything really water-intensive there partially because of the leak and the cost associated with repairing that, because some of the plumbing was running underneath the driveway and it would have been too much of a disruption to address that at the time. So we just shut everything off. So from the meter there is already a backflow preventer, and we can, it seems like, fairly easily just connect up the main house plumbing to the meter and address the issue. The issue with the current leak, which we suspect, we brought a plumber out to address a couple of visible leaks that were popping up, and we weren’t able to find the larger leak. So with everything shut down on the property and no water running, when I went down to the meter, it was going at about five gallons per minute, which I just calculated out to 7,200 gallons per day. And it’s definitely something that we should have been on top of, but we’ve just been busy and haven’t really looked at the water bill, which is on auto-pay, and so we are just literally pouring money down the ground. So we want to, of course, address that as soon as possible. So we expect that after addressing the leak, the water consumption will be in the neighborhood of about 2 to 3,000 gallons per day, which is still over the allowed consumption. And I’m not sure how we are going to address that because that’s just the amount of water that gets used. GIFFIN: So, Mr. Okagi, you are saying that for both meters the consumption will be, what was that? Did you say 2,000? OKAGI: In the neighborhood of 2,000 to 3,000 -. GIFFIN: Each. OKAGI: Gallons per day total. GIFFIN: No, no. no. OKAGI: Total. GIFFIN: Oh, oh, oh, so both meters, that would be the total usage. OKAGI: Together, right. Which, the allowed consumption would be 800 gallons per day, so we are still over that. And I don’t, other than shutting off our irrigation all together, I don’t know how we can get off of that number. GIFFIN: Have you consulted with the Department of Water Supply and gotten some recommendations from them? OKAGI: Not for the, currently not yet, but we will. GIFFIN: Mr. Chairman, I’m uncomfortable with this overage. According to the Background Report on Page 4, Item No. 28, at that time their usage was 10,420 gallons per day, and the usage is 800. So I’m in a quandary as to what to do regarding this, because I think that it’s not just affecting them, it’s affecting the whole area. And I understand that water is an issue there. And I don’t see 6 EXHIBIT A