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No doubt you are aware of the DWS well failure fiascos of the past 18 months. Multiple wells have <br />failed; some of them multiple times. Much of West Hawaii has endured voluntary water restrictions - <br />and for a period of time - mandatory restrictions. <br />The Mayor at one point questioned whether the well failures were the result of sabotage <br />! Complete nonsense. <br />The Chief Engineer / Manager attributes the problems to: 'they don't make pumps like they used to <br />!' Also complete nonsense. <br />And a Special Advisory Group recommended drilling parallel, side-by-side wells so there would be <br />redundant pumping capability ! A classic government solution when you don't know what to do - build <br />two ! Which actually solves nothing and doubles the potential for failure. <br />After 18 months, no one really has any science or engineering -based explanation for the well <br />failures. <br />Nowhere - not from DWS, The Water Board or the Special Advisory Group - have there been <br />discussions or direction to find An Engineering Solution. In other words - find the 'Root <br />Cause' of the well failures and take corrective action. <br />DWS does not have a registered + certified Quality Management System (QMS) in place, so the <br />disciplines of Failure Mode + Effect Analysis (FMEA) are not utilized at DWS. (DWS and The Water <br />Board have failed to even discuss <br />QMS !! Despite multiple emails from myself and others with QMS experience). <br />DWS is managed with a 1940s mentality. Largely because its Governance is structured poorly. <br />The Water Board is the DWS Board of Directors. It comprises 9 members - essentially political <br />appointees, nominated by County Council members / The Mayor. <br />3 <br />