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Department of Water Supply -7- January 16, 1979 <br /> County of Hawaii • . <br /> seen by reviewing the Department's growth since 1949. The following <br /> is a statistical comparison of pertinent data since 1949: <br /> AVERAGE <br /> INCREASE <br /> 1949 1978 INCREASE PER YEAR <br /> Number of Services 5,294 20,470 287% 9.88% <br /> Water Sales 1 ,000 Gals. 1 ,302,434 4,229,335 225% 7.75% <br /> Utility Plant <br /> a) In Service $ 1 ,105,560 45,472,294 4,013% 138.38% <br /> b) In Progress $ 48,237 736,163 1 ,426% 49.18% <br /> Number of Employees 48 79 65% 2.32% <br /> Services Per Employee 110 260 136% 4.70% <br /> Power Cost $ 14,659 987,769 6,638% 228.91% <br /> Operating Revenues $ 283,662 , 3,409,235 1 ,102% 37.99%. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> We firmly believe that the present concept of a semiautonomous <br /> department is the most responsive to the water needs of the people of <br /> the County and therefore should be retained as such. <br />