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BRENDA J. FORD :w" ,�?!�'�s Phone: (808) 323-4277
Council Member i Fax: (808) 329- 4786
District 6 - Portion of North ,. ; _04.4
Kona, South Kona, Ka`u, & 'Ti'OF;14 . E-Mail: bford @co.hawaii.hi.us
Greater Volcano Area
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL c-,
County of Hawaii
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. N
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 kr,
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DATE: June 25, 2014 oa
TO: 31J Yoshimoto, Chairperson,
��JJ and Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM: Brenda J. Ford, Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 430-14, a Resolution Urging the Board
of Water Supply to Take Any and All Actions Necessary to Acquire Land and
Develop a New Water Well, Reservoir, Supporting Facilities, and a New
Transmission Main in Captain Cook, South Kona, Hawai`i.
Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 430-14. The amendments are
illustrated below via Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 430-14
(material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be added underscored; both bolded
for emphasis).
1. The title is amended to read as follows:
"A RESOLUTION URGING THE [ SUPPLY] WATER
BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII (WATER BOARD) TO TAKE ANY
AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE LAND AND DEVELOP A
NEW WATER WELL, RESERVOIR, SUPPORTING FACILITIES, AND A NEW
TRANSMISSION MAIN IN CAPTAIN COOK, SOUTH KONA, HAWAI`L"
2. The second whereas clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, South Kona is a rural district in which the Keei "D" well supplies potable
water from Napo`opo`o Junction in Captain Cook to Ho`okena. From Ho`okena to Miloli`i,
there is no County water and no County standpipe/spigot stations from which water may be
drawn by commercial water haulers, private residences, businesses, or HFD [the u.,....,:`; Fire
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Department ("HFD")], which equates to twenty-four miles of highway with no access to
County water; and"
3. The third whereas clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, the Ke`ei "D" well has excellent water [ . •• • • . : ••• •
14-ppm)], and it is the primary well for the northern section of South Kona. Other existing
South Kona wells cannot supply sufficient potable[, ] water to allow for expansion
of businesses in South Kona or to extend the water [main] system south of Ho`okena toward
Miloli`i. Due to the lack of a southern water main, there are no standpipe/spigot stations to
serve those subdivisions, residences, and future businesses in the southern half of South Kona;
and"
4. The fourth whereas clause is deleted in its entirety:
["WHEREAS, the American Medical Association recommends that for optimum health
ppm or less and not higher than 60 ppm. Alternate wells in South Kona other than the Ke`ei "D"
well have higher sodium content than the public prefers or needs for optimum health; and"]
5. The sixth whereas clause is deleted in its entirety:
["WHEREAS, if the Ke`ei "D" well has a pump failure, a replacement pump can take up
to nine months to be built, shipped, and installed during which time alternate wells with higher
sodium content must be used. Recently, the Ke`ei "D" well pump failed and a refurbished pump
and"]
6. The seventh whereas clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, there are no fire hydrants from Ho`okena to Miloli`i (13 miles). On
average, it takes approximately 16,000 gallons of water to extinguish a house fire. For the
southern half of South Kona, water is conveyed by brush trucks with carrying capacities between
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100 and 300 gallons, which must be refilled at a standpipe/spigot station. The HFD is in the
process of obtaining 3,000 gallon tankers for the rural areas to assist with fire suppression and
containment support. However, even the large tankers need to be refilled at a standpipe/spigot
station in rural areas. Today, those standpipe/spigot stations are 13 miles north (Ho`okena) to 11
miles south (Ocean View) from the most distant subdivision in South Kona. Having
standpipe/spigot stations or hydrants closer to subdivisions would be an asset for fire
suppression and containment allowing HFD vehicles to refill and quickly return to the site of a
house fire or wildfire; and"
7. The eighth whereas clause is deleted in its entirety:
["WHEREAS, the purpose of the U. S. Department of Defense Innovative Readiness
. . . •- .. -- • - . . -
quality services to communities throughout the United States. Innovative Readiness Training
provides real world training opportunities for our service members to prepare them for wartime
missions while supporting the needs of America's underserved communities. The types of
projects than can be implemented include engineering construction of roads, wells,buildings,
and other projects; and"]
8. The ninth whereas clause is deleted in its entirety:
["WHEREAS, the IRT works with state, county, and municipal governments,Native
American tribes, and nonprofit organizations that have 501(c) status with the U. S. Internal
. - . . - . . . • - . - - - - -- . .. • . - - -
that may be provided are designing, engineering, construction(zero labor cost), land clearing,
qualified to build subterranean, horizontal, and vertical structures. The IRT may bring its own
heavy equipment or rent it in the municipality if the application specifies that heavy equipment
will be needed. All materials must be furnished by the applying entity. This joint process may
save from 30 60 percent of the construction cost while allowing the IRT service members to be
trained. The IRT programs finds engineering and construction professions within the military to
lead the project. Service members without the-se profession qualifications are trained on the job
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by the IRT professionals. The IRT works directly with and can be supervised by the appropriate
County engineers, project managers, and inspectors as the Department of Water Supply
("DWS")chooses; and"]
9. The tenth whereas clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, the Department of Water Supply (DWS1 has investigated and
determined that potable water is most likely to be found along the 1,750-foot-elevation
topographical line in South Kona[. • • • . . • • . • . ' • _ . •
• - • • • • 11 • I I • • • . . • • •
]; and"
10. The eleventh whereas clause is amended to read as follows:
"WHEREAS, [the] DWS needs between one to two acres of land on which to drill an
exploratory well. If the exploratory well meets DWS requirements, DWS will approve
construction of an electrical control building, a minimum one-million-gallon reservoir, and
place [a] an adequately-sized [twelve-inch] water main from the reservoir to the Imauka
• • •• •• - •
• ••• • • • • . • ■• •• • • . • • • • . • • .•• . • •] Mamalahoa Highway[;] in
Captain Cook; now, therefore,"
11. The enacting clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Water Board [of-Water-Supply] is urged to authorize the placement of a new Captain Cook
well, reservoir, support facilities [buildings], and water main for South Kona in its five-year
plan, and authorize [the] DWS [ • . •• . • • . • • ' ] to engineer and
construct the well to DWS standards[, : • . •• . • . . • • • • • • • • . . . •• . . ••
] "
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12. The first Be It Further Resolved clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Water Board [ ] is urged to
authorize the acquisition of the land (TMK: 8-2-001:113) that shall be placed in its [the]
ownership. [: . . : : . . . • . • _ . . . . • , • , , , : • • . . • ;]•
The Water Board may authorize any financing mechanism [ : • • •• . • . •
] from any source to obtain funding, including grants and bonds, any
contractual means to pay for construction of the well, its components, its necessary
materials, and complete any other necessary procedure or obtain permits required."
13. The second Be It Further Resolved clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Department is urged to collaborate
in this endeavor by completing the necessary subdivision of the parcel, as appropriate, to meet
the requirements of[the] DWS at no cost to the land owner to allow the County to acquire the
land in an expeditious manner."
14. The third Be It Further Resolved clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Works is urged to
collaborate with DWS to allow road access and issue permits, as necessary, at no cost to DWS
to allow connection of the proposed well via a buried adequately-sized [twelve-in-eh] water
main to the Mdmalahoa Highway[ ]."
15. The fourth Be It Further Resolved clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of Corporation Counsel is urged to
collaborate with the Water Board [of` ateF Supply] and DWS to determine requirements to
acquire legal title to the selected [subdivided] parcel [€er---the] or any portion of the parcel
required by DWS, obtain a Right-of-Entry for construction, obtain an easement [
,] on any public or private road, if necessary, to place the water main
and to pave over the water main with appropriate material."
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16. The fifth Be It Further Resolved clause is deleted in its entirety:
["! - - ' - - 1 ' -- '- - - •' - . . .•`• - • -• Ii •
purpose of this resolution."]
17. The Be It Finally Resolved clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawai`i is directed to
transmit copies of this Resolution to: 1) the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor of the County
of Hawai`i; 2) the Director of Planning; 3) the Director of Public Works; 4) the Office of the
Corporation Counsel; 5) the Chairperson of the Water Board [of-Water-Supply]; 6) the
Manager-Chief Engineer of the Department of Water Supply; 7) Hawaii Fire Department; and
[7)] n the Director of Finance."
A draft copy of Resolution No. 430-14, Draft 2, is attached with these amendments incorporated.
Thank you.
BJF/dkr/la
Att.
A RESOLUTION URGING THE WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
(WATER BOARD) TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE
LAND AND DEVELOP A NEW WATER WELL, RESERVOIR, SUPPORTING
FACILITIES, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION MAIN IN CAPTAIN COOK, SOUTH
KONA, HAWAII.
WHEREAS, the District of South Kona needs another potable, low-salt well to provide
increased water availability and the number of available water units to allow additional
businesses and residences to obtain County water, to improve the reliability of the South Kona
water system through redundancy, to improve the long-term water safety of the community, and
to improve the ability of the Hawai`i Fire Department("HFD") to obtain water for fire
suppression; and
WHEREAS, South Kona is a rural district in which the Ke`ei "D" well supplies potable
water from Napo`opo`o Junction in Captain Cook to Ho`okena. From Ho`okena to Miloli`i,
there is no County water and no County standpipe/spigot stations from which water may be
drawn by commercial water haulers, private residences, businesses, or HFD, which equates to
twenty-four miles of highway with no access to County water; and
WHEREAS, the Ke`ei "D" well has excellent water, and it is the primary well for the
northern section of South Kona. Other existing South Kona wells cannot supply sufficient
potable water to allow for expansion of businesses in South Kona or to extend the water system
south of Ho`okena toward Miloli`i. Due to the lack of a southern water main, there are no
standpipe/spigot stations to serve those subdivisions, residences, and future businesses in the
southern half of South Kona; and
WHEREAS, well equipment, including pumps, in the South Kona district has failed, and
normal preventative maintenance requires down-time which may temporarily take a well out-of-
service. An additional well with low-sodium water in south Kona will be part of the system's
infrastructure in normal and emergency times; and
WHEREAS, there are no fire hydrants from Ho`okena to Miloli`i (13 miles). On
average, it takes approximately 16,000 gallons of water to extinguish a house fire. For the
southern half of South Kona, water is conveyed by brush trucks with carrying capacities between
100 and 300 gallons, which must be refilled at a standpipe/spigot station. The HFD is in the
process of obtaining 3,000 gallon tankers for the rural areas to assist with fire suppression and
containment support. However, even the large tankers need to be refilled at a standpipe/spigot
station in rural areas. Today, those standpipe/spigot stations are 13 miles north(Ho`okena) to 11
miles south(Ocean View) from the most distant subdivision in South Kona. Having
standpipe/spigot stations or hydrants closer to subdivisions would be an asset for fire suppression
and containment allowing HFD vehicles to refill and quickly return to the site of a house fire or
wildfire; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Water Supply (DWS) has investigated and determined
that potable water is most likely to be found along the 1,750-foot-elevation topographical line in
South Kona; and
WHEREAS, DWS needs between one to two acres of land on which to drill an
exploratory well. If the exploratory well meets DWS requirements, DWS will approve
construction of an electrical control building, a minimum one-million-gallon reservoir, and place
an adequately-sized water main from the reservoir to the Mamalahoa Highway in Captain Cook;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Water Board is urged to authorize the placement of a new Captain Cook well, reservoir, support
facilities, and water main for South Kona in its five-year plan, and authorize DWS to engineer
and construct the well to DWS standards.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Water Board is urged to authorize the
acquisition of the land (TMK: 8-2-001:113) that shall be placed in its ownership. The Water
Board may authorize any financing mechanism from any source to obtain funding, including
grants and bonds, any contractual means to pay for construction of the well, its components, its
necessary materials, and complete any other necessary procedure or obtain permits required.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Department is urged to collaborate in
this endeavor by completing the necessary subdivision of the parcel, as appropriate, to meet the
requirements of DWS at no cost to the land owner to allow the County to acquire the land in an
expeditious manner.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Works is urged to
collaborate with DWS to allow road access and issue permits, as necessary, at no cost to DWS to
allow connection of the proposed well via a buried adequately-sized water main to the
Mamalahoa Highway.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of Corporation Counsel is urged to
collaborate with the Water Board and DWS to determine requirements to acquire legal title to the
selected parcel or any portion of the parcel required by DWS, obtain a Right-of-Entry for
construction, obtain an easement on any public or private road, if necessary, to place the water
main and to pave over the water main with appropriate material.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawai`i is directed to
transmit copies of this Resolution to: 1) the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor of the County
of Hawai`i; 2) the Director of Planning; 3) the Director of Public Works; 4) the Office of the
Corporation Counsel; 5) the Chairperson of the Water Board; 6) the Manager-Chief Engineer of
the Department of Water Supply; 7) Hawai`i Fire Department; and 8) the Director of Finance.
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