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<br />DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY COUNTY OF HAWAI`I <br />345 KEKANA`A STREET, SUITE 20 HILO, HAWAI`I 96720 <br />TELEPHONE (808) 961-8050 FAX (808) 961-8657 <br />August 16, 2017 <br />Press Release <br />Time: 3:30pm <br />Update: #3 <br />North Kona Emergency Water Restriction – Honokohau well down <br />This is an Emergency Water Restriction update for North Kona. The Department of Water Supply’s <br />(DWS) Honokohau Deepwell is out of service. Therefore, ALL residents and customers in North Kona <br />must immediately restrict water use to health and safety needs (drinking, cooking, and hygiene <br />purposes) only. Cease all landscape irrigation activities. <br />The contractor’s work is proceeding as scheduled and the pump and motor have been extracted. After <br />an inspection of the well, the spare pump, motor, and power cable will be connected and reinstallation <br />work will continue through the Admissions Day weekend. <br />DWS appreciates the community’s efforts to restrict their water use during this time. Government <br />agencies, businesses, and other customers that use recycled wastewater or reclaimed water, in lieu <br />of potable water, for their daily operations are to be commended. <br />Adjustments were made to the water distribution system and a minimum level of water service is <br />being maintained. However, without everyone's continued cooperation, there will be areas that will <br />experience periodic loss of water service or lower water pressures. <br />We also recommend that residents store a sufficient amount of water for basic household needs, such <br />as drinking, cooking, and hygiene purposes, in the event of service disruptions. <br />For your use, potable water can be obtained from a water tanker located on Hina Lani Street between <br />Anini Street and Manu Mele Street as well as water spigots on a fire hydrant along Ane Keohokalole <br />Highway, between Kealakehe Parkway and Kealakehe High School. Please bring your own drinking <br />water containers to fill. <br />For more information visit our website at www.hawaiidws.org. To report any observed wasteful use of <br />water call 961-8060 during normal business hours or email dws@hawaiidws.org. <br />For after hour emergencies call us at 961-8790. <br />…Water, Our Most Precious Resource …Ka Wai A Kne… <br />The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer <br />