Consultant Doug Hinrichs of Sentech Hawai‘i and Diane Zachary of the Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance listen to the Kaua‘i County Council, Wednesday, while waiting to present the final draft of the Kaua‘i Energy Sustainability Plan. Credit: Dennis Fujimoto
Public meeting set for tonight
Kaua‘i drivers would be forced to pay an additional 50 cents for every [...]

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PRESS RELEASE
County of Kaua’i
The increase is based on a comprehensive study conducted in 2005 on the Department of Water’s projected revenues and expenditures that recommended the implementation of a series of five annual 8.5-percent rate increases beginning in fiscal year 2006.
The water rate will increase from $2.90 to $3.20 per 1,000 gallons for the standard [...]

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Briant Construction has been awarded the contract to upgrade and expand Kauai County’s wastewater treatment plant in Waimea.
The Kauai-based company, the construction subsidiary of Aqua Engineers, Inc. of Lawai, will use a design-build approach to the project, which will allow the plant to remain operational throughout the two-year construction period.
The project, which will use photovoltaic [...]

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources is set to hold an informational meeting about proposed improvements to the wastewater system at Ha‘ena State Park, according to a press release. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Hanalei School cafeteria.
The project was initiated to address concerns that the [...]

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