HomeMy WebLinkAboutDOWNR120417DOWsPauaValleytankremainsofflineformaintenanceContact: Jonell S.T. Kaohelaulii
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Office: (808) 245-5461
Mobile: (808) 755-5432
Email: jkaohelaulii@kauaiwater.org
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News Release
For Immediate Release: December 4, 2017
DOW’s Paua Valley tank remains offline for maintenance
KEKAHA - The Department of Water (DOW) will be proceeding with a refurbishment plan for the Paua
Valley tank, a 45-year-old storage tank located in Kekaha, in accordance to the improvement directives
provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Water services will not be affected during
repair work.
"Proceeding with the next steps to refurbish the Paua Valley tank, in addition to responsible routine
inspections, testing and servicing of our water systems, ensures our customers that Kauai’s drinking
water remains safe for everyday use," said Kirk Saiki, manager and chief engineer at the DOW. “We are
dedicated to continuing the Department’s compliance with state and federal standards for water
quality."
The Paua Valley tank was removed from service on September 12, 2017 after a routine servicing and
sampling of the tank’s coating showed minute traces of an organic chemical group, known as
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). DOW has since completed extensive tests, regulated by the EPA and
approved by the Department of Health (DOH), that confirmed the water quality from the tank’s
distribution point, which connects to the system’s main line, did not contain PCBs and that the water
remained safe while the tank was in service.
The Paua Valley tank is one of four, 0.5 million gallon tanks that services the Kekaha–Waimea water
systems and will remain offline until the refurbishment work and water quality requirements have been
completed and approved by EPA and DOH.
For more information, please call the Department of Water at 245-5461.
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