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Community Meeting Highlights, Updates from DWSAugust 24, 2023

Community Meeting Highlights, Updates from DWSAugust 24, 2023

DWS shared a number of updates with the hundreds of community members who showed up at the Kula Community Center tonight.

  • DWS estimates the advisory may last for about 2 more weeks, depending on sample results. Homes in fire damaged areas may be on the advisory for longer.
  • DWS continues to take frequent water samples, the turn around time is about a week for results. They will be expanding the testing suite to also look for metals, nitrates, and additional VOCs.
  • DWS is considering adjusting water bills to compensate for the disruptions in service. Burned properties will not receive water bills.
  • A number of other questions were answered at the meeting please see our FAQ section for many of those answers.