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STATE OF HAWAII 0 F LAND AND NATURAL RESOURG£~' Q WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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1997

o BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO

GOVERNOR OF HAw .... MICHAEL D. WILSON

CHAIRPERSON

STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT P.O. BOX 621

HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809

OCT 26 1998

ROBERT G. GIRALO DAVID A NOBRIGA

LAWRENCE H. MilKE .J' RICHARD H. COX

HERBERT M. RICHARDS, JR.

TIMOTHY E. JOHNS DEPUTY DtRECTOR

TO: Honorable Lawrence Miike, Director Department of Health Attention: Dennis Tulang, Wastewater Branch

William Wong, Safe Drinking Water Branch

FROM: ~Michael D. Wilson, Chairperson~ ~ \fb Commission on Water Resoura.Mana6'me~t .. ,

SUBJECT: Well Construction Permit Application Ocean View (Well No. 0647-01)

Transmitted for your review and comment is a copy of the captioned ~ell application.

We would appreciate your comments on the captioned application for any conflicts or inconsistencies with the programs, plans, and objectives specific to your department. Please respond by returning this cover memo form by November 5,1998.

Please find a map, attached, to locate the proposed well. If you have any questions about this permit application, request additional information, or request additional review time, please contact Mr. Ryan Imata of the Commission staff at 587-0255.

RI:ss Attachment(s)

RESPONSE:

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This well qualifieS as a source which will serve as a source of potable water to a public water system (serving 25 or more people at least 60 days per year or has 15 or more service connections) and must receive Director of Health approval 'M/0r to its use to comply with Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR). Title 11. Chapter 20, Rules Relating to Potable Water Systems, §11- -29.

This well does not qualify as a source serving a pubfoc water system (serves less than 25 people or more people at least 60 days per year or 15 service connections) and if the well water is used for drinking, the private owner should test for bacteriological and chemical presence before initiating such use and routinely monitor the water quality thereafter. However, if future planned use from this source increases to meet the public water system definition then Director of Health approval is required prior to implementation.

If the well is used to supply both potable and non-potable purposes in a single system, the user shall eliminate cross-<:onnections and backflow connections by physically separating potable and non-potable systems by an air gap or an approved backflow preventer, and by clearly labeling all non-potable spigots with warning signs to prevent inadvertent consumption of non-potable water. 8ackflow prevention devices should be routinely inspected and tested.

It does not appear that this well will be used for consumptive purposes and is not subject to Safe Drinking Water Regulations.

For the applicant's information, a source of possible wastewater contamination []Is [ ] Is not located near the proposed well site (information attached).

Other relevant DOH rules/regulations, information, or recommendations are attached.

No comments/objections

Contact Person: ________________ _ Phone: ________ _

Signed: ___________________ _ Date: _______ _

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.;~;~"MIN J. CAYETANO GOVERNOft OF HAw ....

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... J . ..,J i\.) :I Q~ TE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT r .. -.. ,\- ··:'t."?--r ,', P.O. BOX 621

_, .,.' H9NOLUlU. HAWAII 96809

;~'OCT 26 1998

Honorable Lawrence Miike, Director Department of Health Attention: Dennis Tulang, Wastewater Branch

William Wong, Safe Drinking Water Branch

~Mir:h~p.1 [I Wi!SI)'1. Cha!rperso!1~~ ~~" Commission on Water Resourc(ManagemeHt '

LAWRENCE H. MilKE " • , RICHARD H. COX ..

HERBERT M. RICHARDS. JR I"" ," ,', ~ """

TIMOTHY E JOHNS

OEPUTY ""'"CTOft ff>

SUBJECT: Well Construction Permit Application Ocean View (Well No, 0647-01)

Transmitted for your review and comment is a copy of the captioned well application,

We would appreciate your comments on the captioned application for any conflicts or inconsistencies with the programs, plans, and objectives specific to. your department. Please respond by returning this cover memo form by November 5,1998. " '\

Please find a map, attached, to loCate the proposed well. If you have any questions about this permit application, request additional information, or request additional review time, please contact Mr. Ryan Imata of the Commission staff at 587-0255.

RI:ss Attachment(s)

RESPONSE:

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This well does not qualify as a source serving a public water system (serves less than 25 people or more people at least 60 days per ~'~~,. ')r 15 serv~9 conneclicne) and ~ ~a 'Ne!! wa!CT ~ used fer drinkii"rQ. t. .... ,e tit-wale owndr should iest for bacterioiogical and chem~1 presence before initiating such use and routinely monitor the water quality thereafter. However. if future planned use from this source increases to meet the public water system definition then Director of Health approval is required prior to implementation.

If the well is used to supply both potable and non,potable purposes in a single system. the user shall eliminate cross-connections and backflow connections by physically separating potable and non-potable systems by an air gap or an approved backflow preventer. and by clearly labeling all non-potable spigots with waming signs to prevent inadvertent consumption of non-potable water. Backflow prevention devices should be routinely inspected and tested.

It does not appear that this well will be used for consumptive purposes and is not subject to Safe Drinking Water Regulations.

For the applicant's infonnation. a source of possible wastewater contamination [)Is [ ) Is not located near the proposed well site (information attached).

Other relevant DOH rules/regulations. infonnation. or recommendations are attached.

No comments/objections

Contact Person: W/UI,fm WodG, Phone: ~r~ - 42S-tf

~9~ Signed:_-=-______ ~-#:..-.c~~--------- Date: __ 1/-+-4-=~_/~9_J'_

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The Department of Health, Clean Water Branch has the following comments:

1. For Well-Drilling Activities

Any discharge to state waters of treated process wastewater effluent associated with well drilling activities is regulated by Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 11-55, Appendix I, effective September 22, 1997. Treated process wastewater effluent covered by this general permit includes well drilling slurries, lubricating fluids wastewaters, and well purge wastewaters. This general permit does not cover well pump testing. The applicable Notice of Intent Forms and filing fee shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days before the start of discharge to the Department of Health, Clean Water Branch at 919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 301, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4920 or P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, Hawaii 96801-3378. Inquiries may be directed to the Clean Water Branch at (808) 586-4309 or by fax at (808) 586-4352.

2. For Well Pump Testing

The discharger shall take all measures necessary to prevent the discharge of pollutants from entering state waters. Such measures shall include, if necessary, containment of the initial discharge until the discharge is essentially free of pollutants. If the discharge is entering a stream or river bed, best management practices shall be implemented to prevent the discharge from disturbing the clarity of the receiving water. If the discharge is entering a storm drain, the discharger must obtain written permission from the owner of that storm drain prior to discharge. Furthermore, best management practices shall be implemented to prevent the discharge from collecting sediments and other pollutants prior to entering the storm drain.

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COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5/98)

FROM:_T_i_m _____ DATE: _______ SUSPENSE DATE, _______ _

TO:

_BAUER, G. _CHING, F.

FUJII, N. 1/3~ HARDY, R. ~ _HIGA, D. _HIRANO,E. _ICE,e. 41IMATA,R.

JINNAI, R. IJOHNS,T. _ KUNIMURA, I. __

TO:

_LUM,A. _NAKAMA, L. _' _ NAKANO, Ott 10HYE, M .. d~

SAKODA, E. ~SUBIA,S. _ SWANSON, S. _UWAINE,J. _UYENO, D. _YODA, K.

_' _ Approval ~ Signature

Information

PLEASE:

See Me Review & Comment Take Action

__ Type Draft ~ Type Final ~File

Xerox __ copies

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o o BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO

OCT 28 1998 .M\-~~...c..L

MICHAEL D. WILSON vy-GOVERNOR OF HAWAII CHAIRPERSON ,

ROBERT G. GIRALD DAVID A NOBRIGA

LAWRENCE H. MilKE RICHARD H. COX

HERBERT M. RICHARDS, JR.

STATE OF HAWAII TIMOTHY E. JOHNS

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

P.O. BOX 621 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809

OCT 26 1998

TO: Honorable Lawrence Miike, Director Department of Health Attention: Dennis Tulang, Wastewater Branch

William Wong, Safe Drinking Water Branch

FROM: ~Michael D. Wilson, Chairperson~ ~ ~ Commission on Water Resourc~rvfanag6me~t .,

SUBJECT: Well Construction Permit Application Ocean View (Well No. 0647-01)

Transmitted for your review and comment is a copy of the captioned well application.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

We would appreciate your comments on the captioned application for any conflicts or inconsistencies with the programs, plans, and objectives specific to your department. Please respond by returning this cover memo form by November 5, 1998.

Please find a map, attached, to locate the proposed well. If you have any questions about this permit application, request additional information, or request additional review time, please contact Mr. Ryan Imata of the Commission staff at 587-0255.

RI:ss Attachment( s)

RESPONSE:

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This well qualifies as a source which will serve as a source of potable water to a public water system (serving 25 or more people at least 60 days per year or has 15 or more service connections) and must receive Director of Health approval prior to its use to comply with Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Title 11, Chapter 20, Rules Relating to Potable Water Systems, §11-20-29.

This well does not qualify as a source serving a public water system (serves less than 25 people or more people at least 60 days per year or 15 service connections) and if the well water is used for drinking, the private owner should test for bacteriological and chemical presence before initiating such use and routinely monitor the water quality thereafter. However, if future planned use from this source increases to meet the public water system definition then Director of Health approval is required prior to implementation.

If the well is used to supply both potable and non-potable purposes in a single system, the user shall elimi~~sS-com~ilns and backflow connections by physically separating potable and non-potable systems by an air gap or an appro~ ba~kflow p~ter, and by clearly labeling all non-potable spigots with warning signs to prevent inadvertent consumption of non-potable water. B~ow ":'0 prevention devices should be routinely inspected and tested. . < "'"

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It does not appear that this well will be used for consumptive purposes and is not subject to Safe Drinking W~ti;;~;RegUlati_ ")

For the applicant's information, a source of possible wastewater contamination []Is [ ] Is not located near the Pf;9posed well site (information attached). " ~. -_..-: ~

~~ :~~:- ::' f~'-j . ":14 Other relevant DOH rules/regulations, information, or recommendations are attached.

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Contact Person: t-O Vi t<a j I'W~H1L Phone: .....::~::..:.:s.......::.4_2....:....q1:'----__

ctrh~rjt~w Signed:......::::::...-....:.......:...-T-~~------------- Date: /D-21-1B

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POSI-ir Fax Note 7671 Date If IS-,H81:a~~ Z ) SAFE DRINKING WATER BRAN~V4SON To t:"-r~.AJ 1n,,r/.4- From MeL kL~ -"

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DAIIIOA.~ VMRaICE H. MIllIE Co./OepL C tV £. M..- Co. :5DkJt$ OCT 28 ~ RiCtWa>H. cox

HERBERT ... RICHARDS. JR Phone, S-17- D,2S-~ Phone, S-~ to -4.2 ~7 rAil TUOltfy E. JOHNs --,"ax, 'b"t'7 - O'zl, Fa:x#

S"f'~ -4.770 RAL RESOURCES

TO:

FROM:

ReE MANAGEMENT HONOLuLu.: ~ 9Ga

ocr 26 1998

Honorable L..awrence Miike, Director Department of Health Attention: Dennis TuJang. Wastewater Branch

William Wong. Safe Drinking Water Branch

~ir,ll~· 0. W!!St.:'!l, Chei!'p9!S~~~ ~ ~ Commission on Water Resou~t .

SUBJECT: WeJJ Construction Permit Application Ocean View (Well No. 0647-O1)

Transmitted for your review and comment is a copy of the captioned well apprlCation.

We would appreciate your comments on the captioned apprecation for any conflicts or inconsistencies with the programs, ~ .•. aRd' objectives="spec4: to..}"OUr department Please respond by returning this cover memo form by November 5, 1998. ., "\

'- ~ Please find a map. attachE!d. to ~li!ttfEq~ropooecrweu. If you have any questions about this

pennit application. request additional information. or request additional review time. please contact Mr. Ryan lmala of the CommiSsion staff at 587-0255.

RJ:ss Attactunent(s)

RESPONSE: !Xl 11& ..... qualifies B6 a COI«e which wiI _ as a SOUR:If: of IIOIIItlIe wtIer to a p!dc wat8t syAenI (~ 25 01' _ people _

least 60 dayS per ~ 01' '- 15 Of mote seMc:e ogrw ....... ) and __ receIwe Diredgr ~ Healh ~ I!D9!: to IS _ to comply .dh HIIwai M .. i"iSfJ~ RuIa6 (IWl). Tile 11. ~ 20. Rules Relating to POI8bIe ~ 5y&1Bm$. §11-2Oo2i1.

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If tne .oeI i> used to ~ both pOIatJI8 ancIlIOftoPC)tIIbIa ~ in a sing1e $YSfBII. the ua!r ChaII timinaIe ~ end ~ cor.aec:IioIl& by ~ ~ potallll ;IIId IIQDoIlC,IIBbIa &y&f8mS IIy lIB ... 9'P 01' IIfIIIIJIIIUIIIId bacIdIow ~.lIRCJ by dNrIY IBbeIing all ~ ~ wiIh -nns ~ to preVCIlC io~1t CCII1&UMpfiOn of ~ ____ . BaddIow ~ devica& $hOuId oe n;w.6JeIy a'ISf)Ided 8ftd ~

R CIOes not ~ ht 1hir> wd wiI be used for ~ puIPOSCS enc.i i& not ~ to Sale I:lmkmg WaIIIIr' RaguIatiCInS.

For tI1e appIiCIIIl·S illbiilatioli •• _ of pot;:t;tiII wasf.eWaIeI' QDIltanfilIIion [)1s t] 1$ not IDt:aI8d _ .. ~ wei $ire (ontOnnaIiotI ~

OIhar' ....... DOH ~ m.m..6otI. Of~ a.e-.dled.

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MOV-05-98 08,08 FROM,HI DEPT OF HEALTH 10,8085864370 PAGE

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The Department of Health, Clean water B~anch has the following COlnlnents:

1. For Well-D~illing Activities

Any discharge to State waters of treated process wastewater effluent associated ~ith well drilling activities is regulated ·by Hawaii Administ~ative Rules, Chapter 11-55, Appendix I, effective Septe~ber 22, 1997. Treated process wastewater effluent covered by this general pe~it includes well drilling slurries, lubricating fluids ~astewaters, and well purge wastewaters. This general permit does not cover well pump testing. The applicable Notice of Intent Forms and filing fee shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days before the start of discharge to the Department of Health, clean Water Branch at 919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 301, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4920 or P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, Hawaii 96801-3378. Inquiries may be directed to the Clean water Branch at (808) 586-4309 or by tax at (808) 586-4352.

2. For Well Pump Testing

The discharger shall take all measures necessary to preYent

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the discharge of pollutants from entering state waters. Such ., measures shall include, if necessary, containment of the initial discharge until the discharge is essentially free of pollutants. If the discharge is entering a stream or river bed, best management practices shall be implemented to prevent the discharge from disturbing the clarity of the receiving water. If the discharge is entering a storm drain, the discharger must obtain written permission from the owner of that storm drain prior to discharge. Furthermore, best management practices shall be implemented to prevent the discharge fro~ collecting sediments and other pollutants prior to entering the stor.m drain.

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DEP~ OF l.HI) PH.) NATtAW. RESOlRCQ 10/22/98 OOClf'lEtfL N).

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Signature

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OCT-19-1998 10:49 FROM WAIMEA WATER SERVICES TO DLNR BAUER P.01

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Facsimile transmi. ttal October 19, 1998

TO: Tim Johns

From: Steve BoWles

Subject: ~ view we~~ '1 l?8rmit

I thouoht this letter might be helpful in any urgency or BA di.8cussions.

ObviO\1sl.y, w. are doing evorything pos8i.blQ to 'try to have emergency water available at th~ surface by the end of July.

Please let me know if more info is needed.

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'Ibt~Is""'Iy...an.1nIo ....... chalO~.lp_ tIwu4b~Ibr""""""'" ... 10 .... __ "" .... .., wdJ--Jeaq .... - ......... ,I}1t1:m. 11teClOaDtyil __ - bllfCopIitIiQrt Q ~ishW'" b: IeWwllllm: was iRCcaCted to be a .... 1o tIIoOVCDC.

By _1I .. _.~witIs OVCDC.1Iie 0uaIIlJ flu...unep. ..... r;lW .. Suppl,JIJ ....... RView 1111 projec:c"s ...... r"r~_ bill nulYCd b;y OVCDC piw 10 I'CM~ 10 .. CCUlly na.x:e ~ ... ....... t9 ... Oupn_tor .... _F~

V_pMJtSIC appmal in tIN aICIr will iuiIiaII. criIiI:II well dLMkIpnMt JIl'O.i«I, fur 9IIIidI t1.: (DIJIty ofHa....n .iI.lIsparttopnl'¥idl"~aId __ • ..,_

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cor.{ SSION ON V~~TE~,1ESOURCE MANAd ,lENT (5/98)

FROM: __ T_i_m ____ DATE: ______ SUSPENSE DATE ______ _

TO:

_BAUER,G. _CHING, F. _FUJII, N. V'HARDY,R. ~

HIGA,D. if! HIRANO, E. _ICE,C. +IMATA, R. _JINNAI, R. _JOHNS,T. _ KUNIMURA, I.

TO:

_LUM,A. _NAKAMA,L. _NAKANO,D. _OHYE,M. _SAKODA,E. _SUBIA,S. _ SWANSON, S. _UWAINE,J. _UYENO, D. _YODA,K.

_Approval _Signature

Information

PLEASE:

See Me Review & Comment Take Action

~ Type Draft f .t·JrfjfV,).-{.~ _Type Final

File Xerox _ copies

OCT-13-1998 10:39 FROM WAIMEA WATER SERVICES TO

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P.O. BOI( 3:16, 1<Drnuckl, HI 067..0 Phone (8CB)8SGS41 Fa CD}88S1851

DLNR BAUER P.01

Facsimile tranSmittal October 13, 1998

To: T~ Johns - CWRM Copy to Ti to Haggardt OVCDC

Fram; steve Bowles

Subjec:t;; Well Permit; - OCB.AN vmw

Tim,

Attached are oopies of the @x@cut:.ed land laasQ I p%'OIbi.sf!d. ftiis is the short term and the long term will be available l.tar.

Reganting the 343 issue, we continue to work wi tb the COunty and we hava not yet gotten word of an exemption on the EA and one still may be required. We are hoping to get the funding with a statement of exemption but we can live with a ooncU.ti~ approval.

Please let me know if you need more info.

OCT-13-1998 10:40 FROM WAIMEA WATER SERVICES TO DLNR BAUER P.02

IEASE~

nns LEASE AGREEMENT was entered into on __ I_bC;._7~'l __ er=---_~J by

and between HARRY A TAKAHAS~ DUector of Finance of and on behalf of the

COUNTY OF HAWAII, a municipal corporation of the State ofHaw~ whose business

address is 2S Aupuni Street, Hawaii 96720, referred to as "Lessor,M and OCEAN VIEW

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.~ a Hawaii nonprofit agency, whose mailing

adcJtess is P. O. Box 1029, Ocean View, Hawaii 96737, referred to as "Lessee."

RECITALS

The parties recite and declare:

A. Lessor is the Director of Finance for the County of Hawaii, which owns the

~Js identified as Tax Map Key Nos. (3)9-2 .. 09:052, 053 and 054, in the Hawaiian

~an View Estates (HOVE) Subdivision, which are located adjacent to the HOVE

CofDmuDity Center.

B. Lessor, through its DirCQtor of Finance. can negotiate leases of County

property for periods ofup to one hundred eighty (180) ~ pursuant to

Se«jon 2-111(a)(l) of1he Hawaii Cow1\)" Code.

C. Lessee Seeks to use the properties for exploratory purposes to develop a

water well.

D. The Lessee seeks to initially provide a standpipe wata dispensing systeJn

and provide emez;~ fire and other disaster relief in the area.

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In consideration of the mutual covenants CODtuincd in this lease asreement, the

~ agree as follows:

SECTION ONE DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES

The real properties to be leased include the property located acljacent to 1he HOVE

Community Cenrer, identified as Tax Map Key Nos. (3)9-2--09:052. OS3 and 054, ColDlty

of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, each containing 43,567 square feet, more or less.

SECTION TWO PURPOSE OF LEASE

Lessee shall occupy and use the demised premises for the specific purpose of

developing a water weD site &lid sbaIl Dot usc OJ' allow die demised premises to be used

for any other or any unlawful purpose. The weU site shall help the communi~ to develop

an emergency water SOutQe.

SECTION THREE TERM AND RENT

Lessee shallluM: possession of the demised premises for a term of no more than

one hundred eighty (180) days commencing un the date shown above. Lessee shall pay a

basic rent of $10.00 per mondt.

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ALTERATIONS AND ADDmONS

DLNR BAUER P.04

A Lessee shall complete at its own expense any alterations and/or additions to

the demised premises.

B. Lessee shall be tespomible for all structural repairs and replacements; 811

repairs and replacements required for the demised premises.

C. Except as specifically provided in this lease agreement, all normal repairs

and replacements required for the demised premises and for the equipment located therein

shall be made at the expense of Lessee, who shall take ~ of the demised premises.

D. Lessee may make such alterations in the improvements on the demised

premises as desired, as long as ~h improvements do Ilot alter 1he basic character of tile

dmtised premises. Any alteration or improvement made by Lessee shaD be at its own

expense. At the expiration of this lease agreement any improvements made by Lessee

shall be removed and the demised premises restored.

SECTION FIVE DEFAULT

A. Lessee sbaIl be in default under Ibis lease agreement if they:

(1) abandon or vacate the demised premises prior to the expiration of the

'tenD without the written consent of Lessor;

(2) fail to pay the mon1hly rental as it becomes due; or

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OCT-13-1998 10:41 FROM WAIMEA WATER· SERVICES

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(3) fai110 perform and abide by the 1enns and conditions of this lease

agreement

B. In the event of any defaul~ Lessor may reenter the demised premises and

relet1hem.

C. At the option of Lessor. a default may also result in termination and

forfeiture of tWs lease ·agreement

SECTION SIX INDEMNIFICATION

The Lessee shaD, to the extent pennitted by law, indemnify and hold hannless

Lessor from. any and aU claims and demands against Lessor for any loss or damage or

injury or death to persons or property that shall or may arise by reason of the negligence

of Lessee, its agents, servants or employees acting within the scope of fueir employment

and from and against aU damages, costs, counsel fees, expenses or liability incurred or

resulting from any sucb. claim or demand or any action or proceediua brought thereon.

SECTION SEVEN MODIF'ICAnONfrBRMJNATION OF AGREEMENT

Any modificatiOn of this lease agreement or additional obligation assumed by

either party in connection with this agreement shall be binding only if evidenced in a

writing signed by each patty or an authorized representative of cm;b pmy.

, After the term of this lease agreement this leac;e can be terminated for the

con\tellience of eidler party upon thirty (30) days written notice.

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SECTION EIGHT COUNTERPARTS AND FASCIMILE SIGNATURES

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by any party

hereto, all ot" which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures

transmitted by fascimile shall be treated and accepted as original si8Dature~ provided that

the parties agree to send immediately to the other party an original executed Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHBREOF, the parties hereto ha~ hereunto set their hands the day

and year first above written.

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

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S.EC'I.lON EIGHT COtJNT.ERPAB..TS AND FASCIMILH SIGNATURES

This Agreemat1lJllf be ~:in lIlY mmiber of (:OUDtapadS by Illy parf¥

heteto, all of whid1 toged.ter shall coostifutc ODe aud the same iJlshuudat Sipabues

~atritted byfBcimiJe shall be b*d audacceplM .. cxiaiul a~ pro¥ided 1hat

Ibe pani.el1gI'CC 10 !ICIId imme4ialely 10 die otberp:ty m oritPnaI executed Asreemeot

IN Wl.'lNHSS WHF.REOF. dJe parties herem have hereunto set their:lumch 1hc day

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COUNTY OF HAWAII )

On this to.4! day of __ ~ ___ ~_~~_V'\.~_--,,~ 1998. before me personally appeared

HARRY A. TAlCAHASBI, to me persoPally known, who~ being by me duly swom, did say that

he is the Director ofF1I'UUICe of the County of Hawaii, a municipal corporation oCthe State of

Hawaii; that the seal affixed 10 the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said County of

Hawaii; that the foregoing instrument was signed and sealed in behalf oCtile County oCHawaii.

by authority given to said Director ofF~ of the County of Hawaii by Section 2-111 of the

Hawaii County Code 1983~ as amended; and said HARRY A T AKAHASlll acknowledged said

insUument to be the free act and deed ot said County oflla ..

Signature

Nora James

Print or Type Name

Notary Public, State of'Hawaii

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COUNTY OF HAWAII )

OIl dds 3ofl! day of J<,*m6er/ , • 1998. betore me appeared ac.

HAGGARDT~ to me peqcmaUy ~ who, brag by me duly Rom. did say tlWhe is

die Chainuan ofClCEAN VIEW COMMUNITYDBVELOPMENT CORP,? a Hawaii

QUDlXofit COIpUl .... ; .1bat said GOJpQl'Rdcm bas DO COI)JOIBtC; 1hat IUd iDstmmeac was

~d in bebalf of aid gorporation by authoriJ;y of if. Board ofDiredms; multhat said

ac. HAOOARDT admowlecJ&ed ,.4 iutnuaeut to be die trw _ and deed of said

CQlPOAfion.

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Pursuant to EIS Regulation 1: 33, the following types of actions, where they fall within the given classes of action, shall generally be exempt from requirements regarding preparation of an environmental assessment, negative declaration, or EIS:

Exemption Class '1: Operations, repairs or maintenance of existing structures, facilities, equipment or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion or change of use beyond that previously existing.

1. Routine operations, repairs and maintenance on our transmission and distribution mains, pumps, reservoir and all other appurtenances necessary to effectively provide the consumers with a dependable and good supply of water for both domestic and fire protection purposes.

2. Routine operations, repairs or maintenance of base yard, reservoir, deep well, booster pump, pressure breaker tank, surface and groundwater intake, remote control valve, chlorination, and water treatment sites inclusive of all existing structures, equipment, facilities, and appurtenances necessary within the site, to normally keep the existing water supply system in operation.

3. Routine operations, repairs or maintenance of transmission and distribution pipelines, valve units, fire hydrant units, water service connections, standpipe units, and other water system appurtenances necessary for the transport and distribution of water to water consumers.

4. Routine operations, repairs or maintenance of vehicles, tools, equipment, including compressors, generators, tapping and boring machines, pipe cutters, small water pumps welding and soldering equipment, electrical testing equipment, water analysis equipment, and telemetering equipment.

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Replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located generally on the same site and will have substantially the same purpose, capacity, density, height and dimensions as the structure replaced.

1. Replacement or reconstruction of existing structures, f aci Ii ties, and water system appurtenances contained within existing sites for base yards, reservoirs, deep wells, booster pumps, pressure breaker tanks, surface and ground water intakes, remote control valves, chlorination, and watel: treatment where no change or increase is intended to the location, purpose, capacity, density, height, and dimensions.

2. Replacement or reconstruction of existing tl:ansmission and distribution pipelines, valve units, f11:e hydrant units, water service connections, standpipe units, and other water system apPul:tenances where DO change or incl:8ase is intended to the location, purpose, capacity, density, height, and dimensions.

3. Replacement of vehicles, tools, equipment, including compressors, generators, tapping and boring macbines, pipe cutters, small water pumps, welding and soldering equipment, electrical testing equipment, water analysis equipment, and telemetel:ing equipment.

4. Size-fol:-size replacement of old, inadequate existing water systems where no change in location and purpose is intended. Replacement is confined to areas which are already or almost developed to their maximum dens i ties, such that no increased development beyon4 that which zoning densities permit will occur.

Exemption Class #13: Construction and location of single, new small facilities 01: structul:es and the alteration and modification of same and installation of new, small, equipment and facilities an4 the altel:ation and modification of same including but not limited to: (a) single family residences not in conjunction with the building of two (2) or more such units; (b) mUlti-unit structures designed for not more than four (4) dwelling units

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if not in conjunction with the building of two (2) or more such structures; (c) stores, offices and restaurants designed for total occupant load of twenty (20) persons or less, if not in conjunction with the building of two (2) or more such structures; (d) water, sewage, electrical, gas, telephone, and other essential public utility services extensions to serve such structures or facilities; and (e) accessory or appurtenant structures including garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences.

1. Installation of fire hydrants in established communities presently without fire protection.

2. Installation of service laterals off existing mains as requested by potential customers. These laterals shall be installed within the road right-of-way.

3. Installation of pressure regulating equipment such as booster pumps, pressure reducers, etc., where the sole purpose is to be able to route water from one pressure zone to the next.

... Add 1 tion of control valves or chlorination systems or alteration of pumps within existing reservoir or pump sites where the intent is to improve operational efficiency, dependability, or quality.

S. Installation of monitoring equipment an4 facilities for the sole purpos·e of measuring or recording the physical-chemical parameters of water quality.

6. Installation of telemetering systems on existing utility poles or facilities for the sole purpose of effective control of reservoir water levels for optimum water system operations.

7. Increasing the storage capacity of a reservoir on an existing distribution system and within existing tank site. Reservoir will be used as a pressure breaker and will provide storage for fire flow and peak hour usage.

8. Installation of new water mains to provide fire protection in existing urbanized areas.

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9. Construction, location, or installation of motor control and chlorinator buildings, garages and fences which are accessory structures for base yard, reservoir, deep well, booster pump pressure breaker tank, surface and groundwater intake, remote control valve, chlorination and water treatment sites.

10. Construction, location, or installation of appurtenant water system facilities, equipment, and structures and the alteration and modification of same which includes: (a) water service connections, (b) fire hydrants, (c) pressure regulating equipment, such as booster pumps, pressure reducing and relief valves, etc., and (d) telemeterinQ and other monitoring equipment.

11. Construction of retaining walls and rubble masonry not more than five feet in height and 200 feet in length for stabilizing embankments.

Exemption Class #4: Minor alteration in the conditions of land, water, or vegetation.

1. Incidental clearing of land or preliminary site work for surveying and geologic and hydrologic studies for water systems.

2. Incidental clearing of land or preliminary site work, for which grading permits are not required and herbicides are not used, for surveying geologic, and hydrolic studies are required for the design of a water system.

3. Routine landscaping activities within water supply facilities for which grading permits are not required.

4. Construction of d~ wells or drainage structures within a water supply facility site to alleviate local drainage, provided that such structures do not pass surface flow into adjoining properties.

Exemption Class #5: Basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.

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1. Drilling and testing of exploratory wells for the purpose of determining availability and quality of a subsurface water supply.

2. Field work for purposes of gathering, surveying, scientific and engineering data for water system design (field work will be limited to routine surveying, soil exploration, and water sampling for bacteriological and chemical analyses).

Exemption Class '6: Continuing administrative activities, such as purchases for supplies and personnel-related actions.

1. Purchases of supplies, services, and equipment to support existing operations.

2. Acquisition of land or easements on which water system facilities and appurtenances are presently situated or under construction.

Exemption Class #7: Construction structures facilities.

or placement accessory to

of minor existing

construction within existing. Department of Water Supply property of small, new structures, such as storage sheds, offices, shower/locker facilities, and protective sheds or other structures for water system appurtenances.

Bxemption Class '8: Interior alterations things as partitions, electrical conveyances.

involving plumbing,

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Installation, relocation, or removal of partitions, plumbing, electrical conveyances, doors and windows.

Exemption Class #9: Demolition of structures, except those structures located on any historic site as designated in the National Register or Hawaii Register as provided for in the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Public Law 89-665, or Chapter 6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Demolition, removal, or disposal of architectural features, abandoned structures, reservoirs, and other abandoned water system appurtenances.

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variances from minimum building setback requirements of the Hawaii County Zoning Code.

NOTE: As stipulated by EIS Regulation 1:33(b), all exemptions under this list are inapplicable when the cumulative impact of planned successive actions of the same type, in the same place, over time, is significant, or when an action that is normally insignificant in its impact on the environment may be significant in a particularly sensitive environment.

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HANALEI - Selecting a "hui" that will direct the American Heritage River program for the­Hanalei River is the focus of three . meetings set to begin on Friday; Oct. 9, at Hanalei School. ; ::.

Facilitator Dr. James Kent of. Aspen, Colo., will help run m«7t;. ings at Hanalei f~r commum~. members interested m the federal: Iy-funded rivers program.:._!.

Kent is a "specialist on SOCial and cultural initiatives to integrat~ human and biological environments­\II, ith individuals, communities and,· governments," accordi~g to .infor ... mation provided by Mike Kldo_ ,~f the University of Hawai'i's Strc:~;l,rP.'. Research Program. . .

Kent will help the communltr-. decide how to operate the progrm,n . at Hanalei, how to use funds for a river navigator poSition, and how to fa£hion &.e progrnr!!.- ~-

A second meeting is scheduled for Hanalei School on Sat~y,! Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. . .

That meeting is set to be (ol~. lowed by a third meeting on Mon-· day, Oct. 12, at the Hanalei Com­munity Association's H~J.e Halawai, again from 9 a.m. to. 5

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p.m. The group hopes to a have the

hui chosen by Nov. 1. On Aug. 17, American Heritage

Rivers program representative Jerry Wyllie traveled from Washington D.C. to Hanalei to initiate the program locally. ..

The main benefit of bemg m the program is federal funding for a "river navigator" position. That person would implement the loca! community's plans for the Hanalei River and help bring in additional federal funding for the project.

Kido's nomination paper helped win the federal designation for the Hanalei River, which is one of 14 rivers carefully chosen from a list of other 100 for participation in the

program. The program is set up to provide

technical support for community organizations attempting to preserve rivers in the United States.

Beside some start up funding to temporarily pay for the facilitator and cover other organizational costs, the river navigator is the only position already funded for the project at Hanalei, Kido said.

Kido said determination is still to be made of which federal agency, or agencies, the group at Hanalei will work with.

The program may set up a base . office in Hanalei, which would be­come a headquarters for volunteers, plus house program staff.

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WAILUKU - County water customers on the west side are being asked to reduce their consumption next week while the Hon­okabua Ditch is shut down for repairs.

From Monday through Friday, the ditch win not be able to supply water to the Mahi­nahina Treatment Plant Users are asked to hold consumption to health and safety needs only.

Until the repairs are completed, water should not be used to wash cars or to water lawns and other landscaping. Conservation measures, such as not letting the water run continuously while showering, are W'ged by the Department of Water Supply.

There are three sources of CO\Dlty water on the west side - wens at Napili and treat­ment plants at Mahinahina and Lahainaluna.

. But the system is interlinked, according to Deputy Water Supply Director George Ten-

gao. Thus, savings across the system would help manage the shortage.-;:

Mabjnabjna has a 2O-miUion-gaIlon reser­voir, which is full. At normal use rates, that is sufficient for about .10 days. ,'<

Maui Pineapple Co.' eXpects to complete work on the ditch, in five days. Tengan says, however, the department is urging careful use in case lUlforeseen problems delay the reopening of the ditch.:~ :

"We are going to try to keep production out of the plant to a minimum, as long as it doesn't affect the others too much," he says of the Mabjnabjna Treatment Plant .. -

If the level of water at Mahinahina drOPS too low, the pressure in the lines can be aT-feeled. '. ;'

Questions can be directed to the Kahului baseyard office of the water department, 243-7633.

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Emergency well water coming to Ocean View By BOBBY COMMAND West Hawaii Today

Emergency well water may be available in Ocean View by June, but any hope of an expanded sys­tem for the remote Ka'u communi-

I ty may depend on the unlikely event the county takes ownership once it is completed.

An official for the Department of Water Supply said the county prob­ably will not accept a stand-alone system - unless it offers some kind of benefit to the county.

The Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Association will meet 7 p.m. Saturday in the Ocean View Community Center for the community to discuss water well options.

Lark Ticen, a board member of the HOVE Community Association (HOVECA) and an Ocean View resident, said $1.35 million is available to dig a test well, build a storage tank and emergency tap.

All but $100,000 of that money was appropriated last year by the state Legislature, with the remain­ing funds coming' from Civil Defense. She said the state fast­tracked the money because of the drought situation in Ka 'u and the area's high fire risk.

'!icen said a viable well would pose a relief to HOVE residents, all of whom live on catchment sys­tems. During a drought, ncen said she typically pays $150 for 6,000 gallons of potable water.

"That lasts only a couple of

months," she said, "and it's a sub­stantial expense."

The test well will most likely be drilled on an II-acre site near Leilani Parkway, adjacent to a Civil Defense emergency area and the HOVE Community Center. The site was chosen as the best likely spot by hydrologist Waimea Water Services.

But the available money will pay for only half of a desired plan to install a pipeline and transport water to the HOVE shopping cen­ter. The rest of the money, ncen said, would have to come from government grants.

ncen said an option is to allow the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCDC) to manage the projecL

Bonnie Goodell, past consultant and current volunteer for BIRCDC, said the private, nonprofit agency has offered to manage the project to guarantee it is built to standards, which would make possible future government funding or participa­tion.

The water quality committee of the BIRCDC, formed specifically to advocate waterworks improve­ments for substandard subdivi­sions, has already participated in the development of water systems for stweral Big Island communi­ties.

"Our main concern is the well

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... County cooperation needed for grants From Page 1A gets drilled in such a way that the HOVE community can continue to get government funding to com­plete the project," Goodell said.

However, she said some kind of cooperation between the county and the community - possibly a public-private partnership - is essential to future funding, because government participation will be the only way HOVE will be eligi­ble for future federal grants.

'''The county applies for these grants," Goodell said. "As we understand it, that means the Department of Water Supply or the county must be the owner of the well and a participant in the pro­ject."

That is easier said than done. Quirino Antonio, deputy manag­

er of the county Water Department,

said building a system to county standards is just one requirement HOVECA must meet to dedicate it to the county after it is completed.

"Really, the only way we'd con­sider accepting such a system is if it can be hooked into something we already have," Antonio said, "or possibly, be used to supply others, so we may be able to spread out the cost of maintenance."

The problem the Water Department has with a stand-alone system like that proposed in HOVE, Antonio said, is it eventu­ally becomes too expensive to maintain.

But Antonio said the county would not stand in the way of HOVECA creating a private water system, adding there are a number of such waterworks already exist­ing on the Big Island.

Goodell said the Water

Department is passing the buck. However, she agreed with

Antonio a private system is eco­nomically unfeasible. She said it would be nearly impossible to col­lect voluntary payments for such a system, or to get 80 percent of the HOVE residents to agree upon changes in community bylaws that would compel payments by resi­dents.

Goodell said most, if not all, of the existing private systems were in place when the communities were developed, and the payments to the private company were in the homeowner deeds.

She also warned HOVE residents to be prepared if the test well does not produce potable water.

"Essentially, this could all be a moot point if there is no (potable) water," Goodell said.

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Hawaiian water quenches Thailand By PAUL PHILPOIT

AND ANDREW GoMES PBN Staff Reporters

the Middle East, Taiwan and Japan. Now it hopes to become the pre­miere brand of bottled water sold throughout Thailand.

Hawaii is world renowned for its water, ocean water, that is. But freshly bottled Hawaii spring water is making its mark, too.

The Hawaiian Natural Water Co. Inc., a 4-year,.old business bottling and packaging water at Keaau on the Big Island, already markets its bottled water to the U.S. Mainland,

According to Marcus Bender, president, chief executive officer and director of Hawaiian Natural Water, an agreement has been reached with one of Thailand's largest consumer goods distributors, Saba P!llhanapibul Public Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Saba Group, to • , "I II '\l"1"1l ~':"<'ft.l. II) U 1 ., i c' t' , t ... \.~ t

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four or six months ago after Saba Pathanapibul decided not to renew its contract with Vol vic, according to Hawaiian Natural Water.

Ray Riss, executive vice sell Hawaiian Natural Water. president of sales and mar-

According to the Depart- keting for Hawaiian Natural ment of Export Promotion, Water, said the retail price an agency under the Royal per l.5-liter-bottle was pro­Thai Government's Ministry jected at 64.5-baht, and 29.5 of Commerce, Saha Group baht for the 500-milliliter­is one of the most powerful bottle. At press time, 40.79-conglomerates manufactur- bahts equaled one U.S. dol­ing consumer products in lar. Thailand and comprises "Thailand's per-capita more than 300 companies. conscmption of bottled

Saha Pathanapibul, the water exceeds the United subsidiary, had sales of 4.13 States," Riss said. "They billion bhat, or $101 million, rank sixth in the world, sur­and income of 273 million passing countries like Japan bhat, or $6.7 million as of and China" June 30, according to the Sean Ginella, vice presi-DEP. dent of sales and marketing

"Their agreement is to for l4-year-old Menehune represent us in Thailand Water Co .• discounted the with the opportunity to ex- news about his competitor. pand into the outlying coun- "It's insane," he said, tries," Bender said. ''This is adding that considering a big lift for us. We hope to Thailand's economy, weak be putting on a second exchange rate and limited shift." Explaining the mag- upscale market for bottled nitude of the agreement, water, he viewed the deal as Bender said it is as if Proc- not economically viable. tor and Gamble were dis- "Maybe at some point ... tributing Hawaiian Springs but not now. [Thailand's] as its premium brand economy is in the dumps."

Bender had first met offi- But Robert Lees, secre-cials from Saha tary general of the Pacific Pathanapibul in 1992 or Basin Economic Council, 1993 he said. But at that said despite all the economic time the Thai firm had been trouble in Asia there is never distributing bottled water for a bad time to expand into competitor Volvic of France. those economies. He added

Negotiations between the Thailand is expected to be two companies began about.. the first Asian economy to

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in Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, Russia and Taiwan, but all of the com­pany's Asian sales are down right now, according to GinelIa.

Excited as Riss was about the agreement, he acknowl­edged it is going to take some time to develop the business in Thailand. Still, he expects the agreement to provide Hawaiian Natural Water with incremental grow.h and one more signif­icant beachhead in Asia.

Hawaiian Natural Water experienced 21.1 percent growth between 1996 and 1997; climbing from $866,060 in annual revenues to more than $1 million in that period.

(Menehune Water, while not disclosing specific rev­enue figures because it is a private company, said its revenues are about eight times that of Hawaiian Nat­ural Water, according to Ginella.)

Hawaiian Natural Water stock traded between $4.1875 and $4.50 per share Sept. 23 and had a 52-week range of $1.25 to $4.75 on the Nasdaq. Its market capi­talization was $16.7 million.

Bender said Hawaiian Natural Water will ship 1,000 to 1,600 cases of bot­tled water by Matson andlor Sea Land several times a week.

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September 30, 1998

Mr. Tim Johns Deputy Commission on Water Resource Management P.O. Box 621 Honolulu, Hawaii 96809

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Enclosed are two copies of a well drilling permit application. The well is badly needed to provide emergency drought relief for our Ocean View Communities. As you are aware, we obtain all of our water supply either from rainfall catchment or by hauling water from the County system at Naalehu.

After many years of effort, we (in conjunction with the County of Hawaii) have received a grant from the State to build a well in Ocean View. This is the first step in creating a water supply within our community. The non-profit Ocean View Community Development Corporation (OVCDC) was formed for purposes of this nature.

We have also enclosed a report by Waimea Water Services, Inc., which more fully explains our situation and the hydrology of the area. We understand that the well is exploratory in nature, however, we feel confident of its eventual use as a production well.

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APPLICATION FOR PERMIT: [Xl WEll CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (X) PUMP INSTAll.ATION PERMIT

Insbuc:ticns: Please prirt or type and send COO1)Ieted app\icaIion with aaactwneuts to the Cammission on WIRr Rasources Management, P. O. Box 621, Honolulu, Hawai 96809. Application must be accompanied by a I1OIl-f8I\.alda filing fee cI $25.00 payatJIe to the Depa1mellt cI lald and Natural Resources. The Conmisslon may nQ accept inComplete applications. For assista'lce, call the Regulation Branch 587-0225.

1. A) WELL OWNER: Firm Name: Ocean View Community

Development Corp. PO 80x7029 Ocean View, HI 96737

8) LANDOWNER: Firm Name: Ocean View Community Development

Corporation PO 8ox7029 Ocean View, HI 96737

8) Contact Person: H.C. (Tito) Haggardt Ph. 939-7675 Address: PO Box 7029, Ocean View, HI 96737

Contact Person: same Address: same

C) CONTRACTOR Name: To be Determined Phone: Address: Contractor's Ucense No.:

2. WELL LOCATION: OCEAN VIEW WELL.1 Island: Hawaii

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Address: Hawaii Ocean View Estates, Hawaii r~Map Key: 9-2-09:52,53,54 (Attach a USGS map (scale 1"=200()') and property tax map shoNjng weQ:tciCation referenced to established property boundaries.)

A) PROPOSED WORK [X] Drill New Well [] Modify existing well [X] Install New Pump

8) WELL TYPE

[ ] Alter Location [] Re-drill [] Replace Pump

[ ] Dug [ ] Bored [ ] Driven [X] Drilled [ ] Radial Is this well part of a battery of wells? [X] Yes [] No

[] Deepen [ ] Abandon/Seal [] Modify Pump

(Briefly describe the proposed work and fill in the diagram on the back of this form).

4. PROPOSED PUMP INFORMATION: Rated Pump Capacity 150 (gpm)

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Pump Type: [ ] Deep Well Turbine [Xl Submersible [] Centrifugal

PROPOSED USE

[ ] Rotary [ ] Propeller [ ] Rotary-Displacement [ ] Reciprocating [ ] Rotary - Gear [ ] Impulse

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[X] Municipal (including hotels, stores, etc.) [X] Domestic (individual. non-commercial water

systems) [] Industrial ::::} (--"") <......, [] Other (specify): Obi~rvatio~

[] Irrigation (specify) "C";/' -0

State Land Use District: [ ] Urban [X] Agriculture [] Rural [ ] ConseiyatlOn CJ.)

County Zoning (describe): Agriculture --::: -, .' '"- -0 ".

A) PROPOSED AMOUNT OF WITHDRAWAL: 216,000 gallons per day (Maxim~ P9mpag.-.dl4 hou~s)

B) METHOD OF FLOW MEASUREMENT: [X] Flow-meter [ ] Open pipe [ I'~ce PI~ [] w.;j~ PENDING ACTIONS: [ ] CDUA [] SMA [] EIS [ ] EA [X] NONE [ ) Other

8. REMARKS: This well Is to be used as a first water source for the Ocean View communities. Pumping tests will determine the potential for other water development in this area.

wen Owner: Ocean View Community Landowner: Ocean View Community Contractor: to be determined Development Corporation Development Corporation

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:=or Official Use:Jr.:y: Date Received: ______ _ Date Accepted: ______ _ Field Checked By _____ _ Date: _________ _

Latitude __ _ Longitude ___ _

Aquifer System Name: ___ _ State Well No. ___ _

o o Briefly describe the proposed \NOrk:

This permit is to construct an exploratory well for the communities of Ocean View. When successfully drilled, cased and tested, this well is intended to provide water initially for a standpipe dispensing system and provide emergency water for fire and other disaster relief in the area. The well will be owned and operated by the Ocean View Community Development Corporation. An additional well may be drilled some time in the future to provide additional source capacity to a future water system.

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Department of Land and Nat~'ral Resources Division of Water Resource Managmumt !

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT: (Oi' lj% [Xl WELL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT [Xl PUMP INSTAlLATION PERMIT

Instructions: Please print or type and send canpIeted application wiIh allachments to the CormissiorI on Water Resources Mallagement, P. O. Box 621, Honolulu, Ha.vai 96809. Application must be aC(xn~anied by a IlOrHl!fluldabI filing fee ct $25.00 payable to the I)epa1Jnent ct land and Natural Resources. The Ccmmission may nQ accept ~ applications. For asSistalce, call the Regulation 8ra'Ich 587-0225.

1. A) WELL OWNER: Firm Name: Ocean View Community

Development Corp. PO Box 7029 Ocean View, HI 96737

B) LANDOWNER: Firm Name: Ocean View Community Development

Corporation PO Box 7029 Ocean View, HI 96737

B) Contact Person: H.C. (Tito) Haggardt Ph. 939-7675 Address: PO Box 7029, Ocean View, HI 96737

Contact Person: same Address: same

C) CONTRACTOR Name: To be Determined Phone: Address: Contractor's Licetlle No.:

2. WELL LOCATION: OCEAN VIEW WELL #1 Island: Hawaii Address: Hawaii Ocean View Estates, Hawaii Jp. Map Key: 9-2-09:52, 53,54 (Attach a USGS map (scale 1"=2OQ01 and property tax fTI8I) shoNjng welt \ocation referenced to established property boundaries.)

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A) PROPOSED WORK [X] Drill New Well [] Modify existing well [X] Install New Pump

[ ] Alter Location [] Re-drill [] Deepen [ ] Abandon/Seal [] Replace Pump [] Modify Pump

B) WELL TYPE [ ] Dug [ ] Bored [ ] Driven [X] Drilled [] Radial Is this well part of a battery of wells? [X] Yes [] No (Briefly describe the proposed work and fill in the diagram on the back of this form).

PROPOSED PUMP INFORMATION: Rated Pump Capacity 150 (gpm) Pump Type: [ ] Deep Well Turbine [X] Submersible [] Centrifugal

PROPOSED USE

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7. PENDING ACTIONS: [ ] CDUA [] SMA [] EIS [] EA [X] NONE [] Other;" ",I ~ -'

8. REMARKS: This well Is to be used as a first water source for the Ocean View comm~tles. Pumping tests will determine the potential for other water development in this area.

Well Owner: Ocean View Community Development Corporation

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Landowner: Ocean View Community Contractor: to be determined Development Corporation

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Date 9 -~() - 'I ~ Date _____ _

Latitude. __ _ Longitude ___ _

Aquifer System Name: ___ _ State Well No., ___ _

o o Briefly describe the proposed work:

This permit is to construct an exploratory vvell for the communities of Ocean View. When successfully drilled, cased and tested, this vvell is intended to provide water initially for a standpipe dispensing system and provide emergency water for fire and other disaster relief in the area. The vvell will be ovvned and operated by the Ocean View Community Development Corporation. An additional vvell may be drilled some time in the future to provide additional source capacity to a future water system.

WELL CROSS SECTION

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Water Development Plan - Phase 1

WELL SOURCE REPORT FOR OCEAN VIEW

AT KAHUKU, HAWAII

March 10, 1997

for: The Ocean View Water Committee

funded by: H.O.V.E.C.A. Inc. Tel Hawaii Inc.

and County of Hawaii

(via Big Island Resource Conservation and Development CounCil)

prepared by: Waimea Water Services Inc.

PO Box 326 Kamuela, Hawaii 96743

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1) Executive Summary 3

2) Background 4

3) Climate-issues 7

4) Water Resources 10

5) Previous Water Development 14

6) Catchment 15

7) Core Water System 17

8) Land Issues 19

9) Power Issues and Impact on the Water System 20

10) Well Source(s) Development 21

11) System Ownership and Operations 22 11.1 Non-profit Water Company 23 11.2 For Profit Water Company 23 11.3 Water Cooperative 24 11.4 Operator 24 11.5 Water Rates 25

12) Summary: Source and System 27

13) Selected references 27

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1. Executive Summary

A reliable water source and system is needed at Ocean View to provide water for the growth of the business core, a closer stand pipe for catchment suppliers, water for the Community Center and other public facilities, and fire protection.

Rainfall catchment will remain the primary water supply for residential service and road catchment with storage, supplemented with trucked water should be considered as the most practical means of providing for local fire control.

Previous investigations and wells constructed in the region have established that fresh groundwater can be developed from the basal lens. The lens is relatively thin. Well penetration into the lens should be shallow and based on pumping data. Potable wells should be located in the vicinity of Mamalahoa Highway and should be of limited pumping capacity.

Importing water via pipelines will exceed financial resources available in the foreseeable future. Spring water near Naalehu may require additional treatment to meet requirements of the EPA and the Department of Health and should be considered after exhausting the potential for local wells.

This report identifies four basic conclusions and recommendations:

1) It is recommended that a well be constructed at elevation 2150 feet on the site known as the Community Center on Leilani Pkwy. The well design would provide for a pump capacity of 150 gpm and supply up to 90,000 gallons per day of potable water. This site provides a service base for the Community Center, Civil Defense center, parks and other activities.

2) It is recommended that a core water system be constructed from this well site, down Leilani Pkwy. to Hawaii Belt Road and along the highway to Lotus Blossom Lane. This system would consist of a 250,000 gallon storage reservoir, 2.2 miles of transmission main, and 1.7 miles of upgraded power lines to the well.

3) The well and core system are estimated to cost about $ 2,899,000 to design and build. It is estimated that the operating cost will be about $ 2.32/1000 gallons.

4) It is recommended that the communities of the area form an Ocean View Water Cooperative to secure funds, finance, construct and operate the water system. This activity should be done as soon as possible to enable Ocean View to act independently. The Ocean View Water Cooperative can apply for and receive funding for this project. It will need to establish its viability to operate the water system in compliance with State Dept. of Health standards and regulations.

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Water supplies for Ocean View (OV) has presented a problem for the area since the early 1960's with the arrival of the first residents. The Ocean View Water Committee has determined that the community needs a well source and standpipe as the first step in building a reliable water system. This report will present an analysis for the purpose of developing a well source and to create a concept for an initial urban core water system. The greater community (including Ranchos, Kona South, Kula Kai and Kahuku Country Gardens) has agreed to name the general area as Ocean View (OV) in order to develop a village identity. As instructed by the OV Water Committee, this report will refer to the community as "Ocean View" as the smaller subdivisions will also benefit from the water development efforts of the larger community. The various subdivisions and land are shown in Map 1. The terms and names used are those commonly referred to by the residents.

Ocean View relies solely on rainfall catchment and trucked water for drinking water and limited irrigation. Some lot owners and residents have constructed adequate roof catchment area and storage to be essentially self sufficient and a few do not supplement their supply with trucked in water. The majority of the residents, however, depend on trucked in water to supplement their supply.

The typical residents are on a fixed income, young families or those who have chosen a rural setting to live. Lots, for the most part, are" affordable" to the typical owner.

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The residents were attracted to the area because of its seclusion and home or lot prices. The roads were inadequately surfaced and no utilities were available. Over the past thirty years, a private road corporation was formed, power has now been made available, and recently a modern phone service was committed. An adequate water source is missing from that list and defining that source is the intent of this report.

Ocean View (OV) consists of 1200 house units, 1000 mail boxes, 800 registered voters and an estimated population of 2800 to 3200 according to the OV Water Committee. Nearby subdivisions add about 60 to 80 homes and some 200 residents. According to data furnished via the OV Water Committee and data from the County Department of Water Supply (DWS), the supplemental water trucked in from the Naalehu and Waiohinu standpipes totaled 17,688,000 gallons in 1995 and 13,490,000 gallons for the first 11 months of 1996. This amounts to a present day supplemental source requirement of about 50,000 gallons per day (gpd). There are 8 commercial haulers supporting this system.

A volunteer fire department with a modern engine is functioning, however, there is no hydrant system available to the residents or businesses. An adequate drinking water supply and a central hydrant system is needed to enable the community to support a growing business demand. In the fall of 1996, a $1,000,000 fire destroyed a local business.

Establishing a County DWS owned and operated water system has proven to be out of reach for the community at Ocean View and is unlikely to occur because of the total investment needed to provide a full service source and distribution system. This lack of service is one of the reasons the land has been inexpensive. As a first step to reaching full service at some date in the distant future, the OV community has committed itself to developing a well source to shorten the trucking hauls and to supply water to the growing businesses and urban center adjoining Mamalahoa Highway.

This well is to be constructed and operated by an organization(s) yet to be defined. Recommendations for that entity are included in this report. To qualify as a potable source under the Safe Drinking Water Act of the EPA, it will be necessary to provide for appropriate construction, operations, maintain water quality and show a viable source and system financial structure. This report lays out the necessary tasks needed to achieve this objective. A core water system which can meet the essential potable and fire needs of the business area is presented .

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3. Climate Issues

Map 2 presents the typical published rainfall distribution for Ocean View. It can be seen that the rainfall diminishes as one moves either mauka or makai of an elevation of about 3300 feet. This pattern is typical of the leeward side of the islands.

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Based on studies prepared for the lands of Kapua nearby and data presented to the Kona-Kohala Watershed Roundtable Workshop in 1993, there is increasing evidence that the 1983 eruption at Puu 0'0 has been a contributing factor in causing a reduction in the average rainfall over the last 14 years. Air borne particulate matter in the persistent vog (volcanic haze) apparently has led to increased offshore rainfall, thus reducing the up-slope precipitation. EI Nino effects also impacted the rainfall during that same period (see below). Data collected by Ocean View residents reflects these same trends.

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Waimea Water Services prepared a reconstructed tabulation of the Manuka rain gage for a study on the lands of Kapua nearby. WWS constructed an isohyet map deleting the vog and EI Nino effects in order to evaluate the long term impact of deficient rainfall. The resulting distribution is shown as Map 3. The evidence indicates that the average annual rainfall from Ka Lae to Keahole has been diminished by more than 20% and perhaps as much as 20" at Manuka since 1983.

For those who choose to remain solely on catchment, this reduction is quite significant and there is a growing need for a supplemental supply. For those who supplement their catchment source with trucked in water, a closer source is needed .

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4. Water Resources

The primary water resource used in the ahupuaa of Kahuku for drinking water has been the catchment of direct rainfall. The Territory of Hawaii, Department of Forestry conducted a study (1915) of the North and South Kona Districts which concluded that the roof catchment systems provided 10 gallons per capita per day (gpcd). The per capita consumption at Ocean View has not been defined. With the advent of modern appliances and uses, it is certain that the use today is greater than 10 gpcd. The absence of streams and the cost of well construction and energy for pumping reaffirms that catchment will always be the primary water source and rainfall the water resource.

A number of groundwater studies have been conducted between Kahuku Ranch to the south and the lands of Kapua to the north. Initial studies collected and were first (1946) presented comprehensively in the publication of Bulletin 13 of the Territorial Division of Hydrography written by H.T. Stearns and G.A. MacDonald. Since that time, there have been a number of studies primarily recorded in manuscript reports for various owners.

The Wendell-West Company (early 1970's) contracted J.F. Mink and S.P. Bowles (personal communication) to conduct a field study and analysis of the groundwater resources at Kahuku. The study concluded that there were no geologic structures or perching members makai of Mamalahoa Highway, that might retain water at a high level. They concluded that the area was everywhere underlain by a basal lens consisting of fresher water floating upon salt water. Further, the study found that the area had a relatively low recharge component and it was expected that only brackish water would be found at the lower elevations. It was recommended that any drilling for fresh water be pursued above elevation 1200' (see Map 4).

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Following an ownership change, a small well (#0246-01) was drilled (1983) at an elevation 1043'. After several changes in depth, the well was finished to an elevation of -27 feet. The water level was found to stand at elevation + 3.7, indicating a thin basal lens. A 24 hour pumping test was conducted in 1985 at a pumping rate of 50 gpm (gallons per minute). The salinity, as measured in total chlorides, ranged between 280 and 303 MG/L (milligrams per liter). In subsequent years, the well was only used periodically and is presently not in service. Several subsequent studies were conducted on lands adjacent to the well, including a geophysical survey for the Riviera Resort Development.

A second well ( # 0247-01) has been drilled at a 612' elevation in Ranchos, for which data is presently incomplete. The initial data on salinity and pumpage lists 700 MG/L at a pumping rate of 20 gpm. This data further confirms the existence of the thin brackish basal lens. Water level data provided in the Commission for Water Resource Management (CWRM) records is incomplete, but infers that the water stands at an elevation of about 3 feet.

The State well, # 0953-01, located at Okoe to the north, was built at elevation 848' and has a head of 3.8' above sea level. The salinity increases from 700 MG/L chlorides to as much as 2000 MG/L when pumped for prolonged periods at 800 gpm. The Mac Farms well (#3802-1) is drilled from elevation 1143' and is pumped at a rate of 750 GPM. During heavy pumping periods, the salinity in this well increases from 700 to as much as 2000 MG/L chlorides. These wells are over pumped on occasion in order to maintain an irrigation flow. When rested, they typically return to a base salinity on the order 700 to 800 MG/L.

The experience at Mac Farms demonstrates the sensitivity to over pumping but also proves the recovery of the brackish lens when rested. This is consistent with experience elsewhere on Hawaii and MauL At Opihihale, some 24 miles up the coast from Ocean View, Well #1652-01 produced fresh water (220 -250 MG/L CL) at a pumping rate of 115 gpm during a 3 day pumping test. The well was built at elevation 1200 feet and had a water level standing at + 2.6'.

There are no wells along the coast from Kahuku to Keei higher in elevation than those mentioned above. Based on the experience at the Opihihale well and the original Kau Aina well at the 1043' elevation at Ocean View, any well built at elevation 2000' +1-should not be planned to penetrate deeper than elevation - 30'. Deeper drilling should be based on a bore hole pumping test and accurate water level data. Relying on indirect methods, such as geophysical data, is risky at best.

It is noted that data from the Riviera Resort geophysical study (ref.3) suggests that the lens at the Kau Aina well (# 0246-01) has a thickness of 246' (extending to elevation -240'). This is very misleading information and may refer to the top of the salt water boundary. The water level at the Kau Aina well stood at +3.7'. By applying the Gyben­Herzberg ratio for a basal lens of 1 :40 (for every l' of fresh water above sea level, there

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will be 40' of fresh water extending below sea level) the fresh/salt water interface would theoretically be found at about -150'. This is contrary to the -240' indicated above.

Field evidence collected during construction of the various wells establishes that fresh water (less than 250 MG/ L chlorides) may extend to no deeper than -20 to -30 feet. This is the result of fresh/salt water mixing caused by tidal fluctuations and variations in recharge from rainfall.

Goundwater flow to the sea via the basal lens at Kapua has been estimated by J.F. Mink (1983) at 6.0 million gallons per day (mgd) per mile of coastline. In 1994, Waimea Water Services, considering the reduction in rainfall since 1983, estimated the sustainable yield conservatively at about 1.6 mgd per mile of aquifer width. This latter estimate is used as the basis for estimating a design pumping rate for the Ocean View well. The hydrogeology of Kapua and Kahuku are nearly identical and can be assumed to be mirror images when estimating groundwater flow.

The estimated sustainable yield at Ocean View, for the aquifer width (about 6 miles) along Mamalahoa Highway at elevation 2000 feet, is about 10 mgd. Even a conservative estimate affords a rather large estimate of groundwater flow, certainly more than enough to support the proposed well. These estimates of flow will be revised as water development progresses. Regardless, for this stage of groundwater knowledge, it is appropriate to base the proposed pumpage at rates where there is a high degree of confidence in the investment for drilling.

In the 1983 Kapua report by Mink, he estimated that the water table near the south border at elevation 1200' stands at + 4.0'. The Kau Aina well is located at elevation 1043' and the water level stands at + 3.7'. A well drilled in the vicinity of Mamalahoa Highway at elevation 2000' can be expected to have a water level standing at about +5' to + 6'.

The available hydrologic and geologic information, applied conservatively, supports a successful well development. Any well built at Ocean View must be sized initially at a pumping capacity no greater than 150 gpm and must be constructed in such a manner as to obtain continuous geologic and water quality data during construction. This latter information is particularly important when selecting the final depth of drilling and casing as well as pump settings.

5. Water Development Altematives Reviewed for this Report

Mention has been made of water wells at Kapua, some 7 miles north of Ocean View. The existing wells are very brackish at the present pumping rates and should be

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considered non-potable. The Kau Aina well could be made potable through a desalting technology such as reverse osmosis. The pumping rate is somewhat restricted and the finished water would need to be pumped or hauled to the community. Since the well is owned by a neighboring land owner, use of the subject well is probably moot.

Serious consideration has been given by the OV Water Committee to proposals contained within the Kau River Basin Study of 1994 by the USDA Soil Conservation Service and an offer to share water with a proposed private prison near Waiohinu. In either case, a pipeline of at least 5 miles must be constructed across raw lava. Multiple land ownership as well as other water users enroute place difficulties on such alternatives for short term resolution. They should not be ruled out for future expansion.

It should be pointed out that the objective is to provide a water source which meets the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) standards as administered by USEPA and the State Department of Health. By doing so, Ocean View will be in a position to take advantage of existing and new grants and loan programs as they become available. Specifically, using spring sources is not in the best interests of Ocean View as these sources may be considered to be "under the influence of surface water" by the DOH and thus require additional and expensive treatment and quality sampling. The SDWA standards as well as the DWS standards require burial of pipelines which, in the case of raw lava, are expensive and estimated to cost about $400,000 per mile or about $2,000,000 from the Ka Lae DWS tank.

Volcanic hazards must be considered in all potential development at Ocean View. The entire area lies in Lava Flow Hazard Zones 1 and 2. The most recent (1996) geologic map (Map 5) contains the age of lava in the vicinity of Ocean View. While all developments at OV are subject to such hazards, the proposed well will be located within the urban core and not be subject to pipeline dissection. Such dissection of a cross country pipeline could be avoided if buried adequately .

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GEOLOGIC MAP OF OCEAN VIEW AREA MAPS

The use of catchment and on lot storage has been the traditional water system at Ocean View. This report is intended to focus on the development of a well, however, catchment is essential for the community. As indicated earlier, the average annual rainfall since 1983 has diminished. Many of the catchment systems are under built for the situation and require expanded catchment area or additional storage. The Water Quality committee of the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council

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has been developing voluntary catchment standards for homeowners. The committee can be consulted for recommendations.

Fire control is an important issue at Ocean View and it is recommended that the urban core water system, when built, contain adequate storage and pipeline sizes to meet the fire flow requirements of the County. Additionally, a system of satellite storage units (in lieu of hydrants and pipe lines) for fire support should be strategically located around the subdivisions.

Since the H.O.v.E. subdivision has a private road corporation, it may be practical to consider road catchment as a serious approach to creating open storage ponds for both irrigation and fire supplies. Paved swales at the road edge could be used to channel water to appropriate locations (see photo below). The fire storage network could also be built by providing supplemental financial assistance to private systems in exchange for fire service storage. Such a network should be included in all the subdivisions at Ocean View.

ROAD CATCHMENT PHOTO

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The "Core" of Ocean View consists of the H.O.V.E. Community Center and the businesses along Mamalahoa Highway. These two focus points provide the impetus to a sound and viable project. Without major users creating a potential income base and need for the water system, it would be difficult to insure that the project could sustain itself.

The proposed core water system is shown on Map 6. A well and reservoir tank would be located near the H.O.v.E Community Center (which also acts as the Ocean View disaster center). A pipeline would be laid along Leilani Parkway to Mamalahoa Highway (1.7 miles) and thence 0.5 miles along the mauka edge of the highway to the junction with Lotus Blossom Lane for a total distance of 2.2 miles.

A standpipe could be located near the Community Center with a second standpipe located near Mamalahoa Highway at a location placed for safety and convenience.

The tank would be located with a spillway elevation of about 2180' to provide adequate pressure for the business center at elevation 1990'. The static pressure for most of the business services would range from 48 to 97 pounds per square inch (psi). It is assumed, for the sake of this report, that the pipeline will be an 8" diameter ductile iron pipe meeting all DWS standards. Fire hydrants would also be located at the appropriate spacing. A single highway crossing could be included, just north of the junction of Mamalahoa and Kuhio Boulevard (Hawaiian Ranchos), if there are adequate service commitments from adjoining businesses.

The core water system will lay the groundwork for future expansion when the need is justifiable. It is important to note that this core system will facilitate the development of other community services if and when they are needed. Normally, a second well used as a standby unit would be required under DWS standards, however, it is expected at the early stage of system development that catchment and hauling will provide that support.

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The estimated costs for construction of the core system are as follows:

Item Well, site & pump

Storage @ well

Pipeline

Power Line

Highway crossing

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Units CosVUnit Total LS $1,519,000 $1,519,000

250,000 gal. $1.00 $250,000

2.2 miles

1.7 miles

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$400,000 $880,000

$132,350 $225,000

$ 25,000 $ 25.000

$2,899,000

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A typical problem in constructing a well near an existing residential wastewater disposal system is the conflict with Chapter 11-62 RLH. The home owner is restricted from building a cesspool or septic drainfield within 1000 feet of a drinking water source and conversely. The newly adopted Commission on Water Resource Management rule "Hawaii Well Construction and Pump Installation Standards" recommends that no potable wells be built within a radius of 1000' from a cesspool. In conversations with the DOH, it was indicated that appropriate variance could be sought. Such a variance would be needed at any well site selected to serve Ocean View.

A second and less desirable well location would be on the Ranchos parcel (Site B) located makai of the highway. While this site is convenient to the town center, it is not a good site for a service tank for fire protection (too low) and it could not serve the disaster center. It would be acceptable as a site for a first well however if no funds could be found to build the core system. At the least, a small tank and booster could be used for hauling service.

9) Power Issues and Impact on Water System

Power is the largest single additive, outside of financing, to the cost of water operations. By taking advantage of special rates available from the power company, the cost for water can be reduced, sometimes as much as 40%. To provide such savings, it is necessary to build adequate storage such as to allow the well to operate only during the 10 hour night rate window. Based on the location of the proposed well at site A, the following table shows an estimated cost for pumping.

Based on Pumping Capacity of 90,000 gallons per day (gpd)

Energy Schedule Horse Power KWH Costlkwh Costl1000 gal

U (10 hr.) JM (20 hr.)

109 55

813 $0.06 813 $0.15

ESTIMATED WATER COSTS TABLE

$0.54 $1.35

Two HELCO rate structures, schedule J and schedule U are used to compare the contrast in power cost. The impact of the current schedule U substantially lowers the energy charge for each 1000 gallon unit of water. The increase in the pump capacity, storage capacity and well design to meet restricted pumping hours is off set by the long term savings in operations. The pumping capacity is restricted by the estimated flow capacity of the well of 150 gpm. The table above is based on 10 hours of pumping on the U schedule to the maximum production of the well flow of 150 gpm. Thus 90,000 gallons per day could be removed.

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10) Well Source(s) Development

A single well is proposed for the initial project. Construction of the well should be laid out in two steps with the first consisting of a pilot bore of 12" diameter drilled to elevation minus 30 feet. A test pump would be placed in the pilot bore and the well pumped to ascertain quality and yield. This procedure has become common place on Hawaii in the private sector since the mid 1980's. Following appropriate tests, the bore is reamed to the final diameter and the well casing is installed and a cement grout is placed in the annular space outside the casing.

Upon completion of the construction, the well is subjected to long term tests during which water samples are collected for full analysis by an independent EPA approved laboratory. The previous pilot bore pumping test allows for a predictable yield and quality performance of the well so that the final test can be performed with the permanent pump. This will reduce the necessity of separate test pumping in order to reduce the costs.

A thorough discussion of the groundwater resources was presented earlier. It was pointed out that an adequate resource exists to conduct a well pumping test at a rate of 150 gpm.

A detailed design will be required prior to drilling. The minimum design specifications for Site A should include the following:

1) A well head elevation of about 2150' 2) A total depth of 2180' 3) A minimum drill hole diameter of 18" 4) A steel casing having a diameter of 14",5/16" wall thickness, 2150' of blank

followed by 30' of perforations. 5) A 2180' 12" diameter pilot bore phase . 6) A color TV survey of the pilot and finished un-cased bore 7) Two pumping tests, one in the pilot bore and one in the cased well. 8) Mobilization and demobilization.

It may be necessary to include well site preparation in the drilling contract.

The table below provides an itemized breakdown for constructing the specified well. These estimates are based on 1996 and 1997 pricing of similar wells on Hawaii.

Site Development Cost Well Construction Cost Pump and controls TOTAL

$ 150,000 $1,199,000 based on $550/If. $ 170,000 $1,519,000

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WELL CONSTRUCTION COSTS TABLE

In the private sector practices on Hawaii, it is common to select a qualified drilling company and to negotiate pricing based on current values. The great depth of most of the newer wells (1500' or more) has required much greater skills accompanied by a higher risk. The standard practice in government work has been to prepare detailed specifications for closed bidding. This latter procedure has led to unfortunate results for the DWS, largely as a result of inadequately skilled, equipped and financed drilling contractors. The source of funding may end up dictating the contract method which must be used.

The process of design, construction and testing of a completed well placed in operation is summarized in the following timetable. Because a detailed engineering design will be needed, this time table should be considered as preliminary.

Well Permit 3 Months Well Construction 9 Months Preliminary Engineering Report 2 Months (for DOH approval) Storage and Pipeline Engineering (3 months) completed during well construction . Storage Construction & 3 Months

Pipeline Construction TOTAL 17 Months

11) System Ownership and Operations

The proposed well and system will require an operating entity capable of operating a potable water system which meets all EPA, DOH and County rules, regulations, ordinances and laws. Because the water development approach initially is a non­government activity, it is necessary to prepare the way for ownership and operations . This study has interviewed the Public Utilities staff and evaluated the issues covered under the Safe Drinking Water Act as well as the various requirements of the DOH and the Department of water Supply.

There are no apparent requirements for the establishment of a specific form of organization to conduct the business of water development and distribution. It is likely that Ocean View (OV Water Committee) will need to give considerable time and effort to select from the various options, some of which are discussed below. Timely accomplishment of the organization receiving grants or loans is important and should be completed as soon as possible.

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The water system must be professionally managed and operated much in the same manner as the DWS is operated. There are a number of privately owned, operated and managed water systems on Hawaii which can be used as models. Examples of which are, the Kohala Ranch system, the Waikoloa sewer and water system and the Waikii Ranch water system. Some are PUC regulated, some are not. Some are operated for profit, some are not. It is very unlikely that any particular organization is any better than another. Each meets the specific needs of the community served.

11.1 Non-Profit Water Company

The success of the non-profit HOVECA road corporation has demonstrated the capability and determination of the community in taking care of business. The water system will be serving a wider community and may be more difficult to manage. Most certainly, a non-profit corporation Board consisting of representatives from each community association should be considered. When considering such a corporation, it must be recognized that the water source and system will be built in stages and will not provide doorstep service to the vast majority of the users.

The concept of service proposed recognizes the special requirements of public service businesses and facilities serving the community as having priority. Residential service via pipeline is not likely in the foreseeable future. Because of this, it is anticipated that the system will have metered service to the businesses with appropriate water use charges as well as facilities charges similar to the DWS.

Residential service would remain with direct catchment or hauling, either personally or commercially. Appropriate rates are discussed later.

11.2 For- Profit Water Company

The extremely high capital and operating costs of building even a well make a profitable water company unfeasible. While desirable, such an approach is unlikely and was not fully evaluated. The unit price of water sales would be similar to that of hauling and, without a guaranteed demand, would not likely present an adequate incentive to investors.

Private for -profit water companies in Hawaii generally consist of a small number of high value services (hotels, etc.) and certainly are not representative of the Ocean View community.

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11.3 Water Cooperative

A water cooperative offers some attraction whereby any buyer of the water service must pay an annual fee to receive service. Such a cooperative would apply charge fees based on the type of service, i.e., metered business, commercial hauler and private residential hauler. The standpipe service could operated with a magnetic card system which issues the cards based on predetermined fees with unit charges for the water hauled.

Such a cooperative could offer an advantage in terms of reducing the potential for community conflicts while increasing the opportunity for expanding service. The service could be made available to anyone prepared to pay the annual coop fee (including government agencies) and who purchases a card. By using coded cards and a monthly billing system, nonpayment could lead to preventing unpaid service by means of code cancellation. Such an approach would result in simple, enforceable rules.

Regardless of the type of ownership entity, it is essential that the system be classified as "viable" under the guidelines as set forth by the EPA and the DOH. The entity must demonstrate its capability to operate manage and finance the water system as defined within the Safe Drinking Water Act.

11.4 Operator

Because the system will be serving the Ocean View communities, it must be operated by qualified individuals. These individuals can either be hired on payroll or be provided by a qualified company under contract. To a large degree, the option selected will depend on the type of operating entity which is adopted.

In the startup phase it is probably best to use the services of a contracted company with experience in operating deep wells. Pump control problems as well as water quality maintenance are often the early source of problems and complaints for a new system . Compliance with all of the various water quality standards as well as oversight during build out of the system will require experienced individuals. While a construction management engineer can provide oversight during construction, an operating company might provide both operation and construction management. Should an operator be placed on payroll, that individual should undergo specific training, particularly in the pump controls and water quality maintenance. A certain amount of liability is acquired with the system and care should be used in selecting the operator.

Record keeping, data filing and reporting are necessary under the Safe Drinking water Act. Additionally records will be required for filing with the State Commission on Water Resource Management. Water usage and customer billing will be a necessary service and could be provided by a contractor.

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Liability insurance will be required of the operator or furnished by the operating entity.

11.5 Water Rates

It is not possible to establish water sales rates accurately at this time. An estimate of the direct operating cost per 1000 gallons delivered is calculated in the following table.

Energy Schedule Horse Power KWH Cost/kwh Cost/1000 gal

U (10 hr.) 109 813 $0.06 $0.54 JM (20 hr.) 55 813 $0.15 $1.35

Operations Man hours 1.5 hrs. $35.00 hr. Admin. Hours 0.5 hrs. $50.00 hr. Other $50.00 per day Pume Reelacement §1 I OOO annuall~ Total Cost per 1000 gallons $1.78

Using the U schedule for energy of $0.54 and the Operations cost of $1.78, the cost per 1000 gallons is $2.32.

OPERATING COST FOR WATER

The financing cost for infrastructure items (reservoir, pipelines, power lines, etc.) cannot be realistically included in the water cost until financial arrangements for the capital improvements have been made. Depending on the type of ownership entity adopted, the financing methods could include grants, low interest loans, improvement districts or other variations. The capital cost estimate for the core system totals approximately $2,899,000.

The type of water rates which should be considered are listed below:

Stand pipe service Residential Commercial hauler

Metered service Residential Business by categories or meter size

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Assuming a cooperative was used and annual fees were collected, the following examples are presented;

Stand pipe service Residential

annual fee card purchase costl1000

$10 $ 50 $ 2.32

Commercial hauler

Metered Service

annual fee Card purchase costl1000

$ 5000 $ 50 $2.32

Residential (if service is available)

Business

annual fee $ 10 meter install. $ 563 costl1000 $2.32

annual fee meter(1") costl1000

$10 $ 8,438 $2.32

These examples are only one method of a establishing a rate and charges. Regardless, a system which demonstrates long term financial viability will be needed.

12) Summary: Conclusions and Recommendations

This report identifies four basic conclusions and recommendations:

1) It is recommended that a well be constructed at elevation 2150 feet on the site known as the Community Center on Leilani Pkwy. The well design would provide for a pump capacity of 150 gpm and supply up to 90,000 gallons per day of potable water. This site provides a service base for the Community Center, Civil Defense center, parks and other activities.

2) It is recommended that a core water system be constructed from this well site, down Leilani Pkwy. to Hawaii Belt Road and along the highway to Lotus Blossom Lane. This system would consist of a 250,000 gallon storage reservoir, 2.2 miles of transmission main, and 1.7 miles of upgraded power lines to the well.

3) The well and core system are estimated to cost about $ 2,899,000 to design and build. It is estimated that the operating cost will be about $ 2.32/1000 gallons.

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4) It is recommended that the communities of the area form an Ocean View Water Cooperative to secure funds, finance, construct and operate the water system. This activity should be done as soon as possible to enable Ocean View to act independently. The Ocean View Water Cooperative can apply for and receive funding for this project. It will need to establish its viability to operate the water system in compliance with State Dept. of Health standards and regulations for this project.

13) Selected references

1. Stearns and G.A. MacDonald, Geology and Ground-Water Resources of the Island of Hawaii, Bulletin 9, Hawaii Division of Hydrography, 1946.

2. State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Water and Land Development. Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii. R76. June 1986.

3. Proposal for Kahuku I Ka Lae Water Development Plan & Phase 1 Implementation, by CMA, RC&D, January 30, 1996.

4. Rules and Regulations, Dept. of Water Supply, County of Hawaii, 1984 .

5. Basic Water Resources Data: Island of Hawaii, Report R34; State of Hawaii, Dept. of Land and Natural Resources.

6. Water Resource Development on the Lands of Kapua, South Kona, Hawaii; Stephen P. Bowles, 1981.

7. Groundwater Development for MacFarms of Hawaii at Honomalino, Kona; Stephen P . Bowles, 1982.

8. Water Supply for Farms of Kapua, Phase 1; Prepared for Agricultural Concepts Inc., by John F. Mink, 1983.

9. County Charter, County of Hawaii, 1991.

10. Kau River Basin Study, Hawaii County, Hawaii, Feb. 1994, by US Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Honolulu Hawaii.

11. Conceptual Site Development Report, Lands of Kapua, by Akinaka & Associates, July 1994.

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12. Chapter 11-20, Rules Relating to Potable Water Systems, Dept. of Health, State of Hawaii, 1994.

13. Hawaii Kau Aina Well #1 - Status Report, Stephen P. Bowles, Oct. 23, 1984.

14. Correspondence, Stephen P. Bowles, March 20,1985.

15. Chapter 269, Public Utilities Commission.

16. North and South Kona, Hawaii Water Investigation, by Div. of Hydrography, Territory of Hawaii, 1915.

17. Water Resource Development on the Lands of Kapua, South Kona, Hawaii, by Stephen P. Bowles, March 23,1981.

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