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J�t�^OF ll <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> . 4Tt pF•NFi -' <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 518 14 <br /> A RESOLUTION URGING THE WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO <br /> TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE LAND AND DEVELOP <br /> A NEW WATER WELL, RESERVOIR, SUPPORTING FACILITIES, AND A NEW <br /> TRANSMISSION MAIN IN OCEAN VIEW, DISTRICT OF KA`U, HAWAII. <br /> WHEREAS, Ocean View Well #1 and a spigot station were activated on July 5, 2012, in <br /> the rural district of Ka`u; and <br /> WHEREAS, there is a concern that Ocean View Well #1, which has no back up, may be <br /> over-pumped. The nearest locations for area residents and businesses to get water if Ocean View <br /> Well #1 is unavailable is Wai`ohinu (Ka`u) or Honaunau (South Kona); and <br /> WHEREAS, well equipment, including the pump, at Ocean View Well #lhas required <br /> significant and substantial repair, and even normal preventative maintenance requires down-time <br /> which may temporarily take any well out-of-service. An additional well in Ocean View will be <br /> part of the system's infrastructure in normal and emergency times; and <br /> WHEREAS, there is only one fire hydrant in Ocean View near Ocean View Well #1 that <br /> can be used for fire suppression. The HFD is in the process of obtaining 3,000 gallon tankers for <br /> the rural areas to assist with fire suppression and containment support. However, even the large <br /> tankers need to be refilled at a hydrant in rural areas. Having a second hydrant approximately <br /> five miles north of the existing well would be an asset for fire suppression and containment <br /> allowing HFD vehicles to refill and quickly return to the site of a house or business fire or a <br /> wildfire; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ka`u needs another potable water well to provide increased water <br /> availability and available water units to allow additional businesses and residences to obtain <br /> County water, to improve the reliability of the Ocean View water system through redundancy, to <br /> improve the long-term water safety of the community, and to improve the ability of the Hawai`i <br /> Fire Department ("HFD") to obtain water for fire suppression; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Department of Water Supply (DWS) has investigated and determined <br /> where potable water is most likely to be found in Ocean View; and <br />