HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-04-26 Notice of Public Hearing on the Power Cost ChargeMarch 22, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY • COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
345 KEKOANAO'A STREET, SUITE 20 • HILO. HAWAI'I 96720
TELEPHONE (808) 961-8050 . FAX (808) 961-8657
WATER BOARD, COUNTY OF HAWAI'l
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Water Board of the County of Hawai `i will hold a public hearing on
April 26, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., for the purpose of considering and adopting a new cost of Power Adjustment
Clause, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 54, Part Ili, as amended.
Pursuant to Act 220, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, which amended the Sunshine Law to allow meetings to be
remotely conducted online, effective January 1, 2022, Department of Water Supply, Water Board, meetings will
be held online, and the location listed below is open to the public to attend in person and provide testimony.
The Water Board Public Hearing can be viewed live online at https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiDWS or at the
location listed below:
DATE: April 26, 2022
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Puna Conference Room, Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1501
Hilo, Hawaii
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT):
Water Board Members and Department of Water Supply staff will participate in this meeting
via the Zoom interactive video conference platform. If lost communication exceeds 30 minutes,
the public hearing will be adjourned and rescheduled.
Members of the public may also provide remote oral testimony by registering with the
Department of Water Supply to participate via Zoom (email dwskhawaiidws.org) or by
telephone (808) 961-7227.
Anyone wishing to provide written testimony may also do so by email to dwsghawaiidws.org,
facsimile to (808) 961-8657, or by mail to the Department of Water Supply at 345 Kekuanao`a
Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Written testimony should be submitted no later than 12 noon, Monday,
April 25, 2022, to be acknowledged at the public hearing. All written testimony, regardless of
time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record.
RATE CHANGE: POWER COST CHARGE
The current Power Cost Charge of $2.02 per thousand gallons is under consideration for a possible increase to
reflect increased power costs from all power sources. The proposed Power Cost Charge will be at a rate of
$2.34. The approved rate will be effective the first day of the month after the establishment of the rate by the
Water Board.
If accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services (i.e., sign language, interpreter, large print) to participate in
the hearing is required, please call (808) 961-8050.
... Water, Our Most Precious Resource ...Ka Wai A Kane...
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 22"a day of March, 2022.
WATER BOARD OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAPT
By: David S. De Luz, Jr.
Its Chairperson
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer.
Posted on the Internet at:
www.hawaiidws.org
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