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Posted: Monday, July 9th, 2012 9:08 AM HST

Water Well up and running in HOVE

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

The Hawaiian Ocean View Estates water well is now providing water to residents of the remote Ka`u subdivision. Last week’s formal dedication marked the end of a long, hard struggle to get the project completed. But State Representative Bob Herkes said the effort was worth it. “We really had some problems, and so this is a very special day to see water actually come out of one of those pipes over there,” Herkes said. This publicly funded $6 million project establishes a basic drinking water system complete with a well, storage tank, transmission pipeline, and fill station for the Ocean View community. The Department of Water Supply said the project was procured as a two-stage design-build in order to encumber the funding within the legislature’s 2-year timeline. Audio for this report was provided by Big Island Video News.