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• • 1 <br /> Department of Water Supply January 16, 1979 <br /> County of Hawaii' <br /> The operations division, headed by a division head who is a <br /> professional engineer, operates base yards with personnel staffed <br /> in Hilo, Ka'u, Kona, Kohala and Hamakua Districts. There are 52 employees <br /> in the operations division with a payroll of approximately $628,400 a year. <br /> These employees are charged with the everyday activities in operating <br /> and maintaining the systems in their districts. This includes operation <br /> and maintenance of approximately 22 separate water systems with a total <br /> of 21 deep wells, 4 surface water sources, 13 springs and tunnels, <br /> 41 booster pump stations, and many concrete tanks and reservoirs ranging <br /> in capacities from 50,000 to 60,000,000 gallons. The most recent addition <br /> to the Department's facilities is the Kahaluu shaft water source in <br /> North Kona with a capability of initially producing 6.0 million gallons <br /> a day. In addition, delinquent account collections, applications <br /> for water service, and receiving and following up on complaints are <br /> handled by these district employees. Because the Commission has <br /> permitted its customers to pay their bills at the various banks <br /> available within these districts, our personnel have been able to <br /> spend more time where they are most. effective; and that is, in the <br /> maintenance and operation of the water systems. <br /> The engineering division, located in the main office in Hilo, is <br /> headed by a professional engineer and has 13 employees with an annual <br /> • payroll of approximately $211 ,190. This division is responsible for <br /> the design, construction, inspection, contracting of all the Depart- <br /> ments's. projects, planning long-range capital improvement projects <br /> conforming to our Water Master Plan, and reviewing private developments <br />