2008 Summer Issue 1.54 MB - the American Water Works ...

Lanai Water CompanyWinner of 2008 Ono Water ContestLanai Water Company (LWC) is PUC regulated and serves over 3,000 residents and guests of theIsland of Lanai. LWC provides potable water to two Four Seasons Resorts-Manele Bay and the Lodgeat Koele. In addition, we run two R-1 Plants and a brackish water system to irrigate two golf coursesand landscape areas in Manele.Lanai does not have perennial streams, and our water comes from wells that puncture a high levelaquifer. LWC delivered 2.2 million gallons per day (MGD) last year from four potable and three brackishwater wells. LWC is a subsidiary of Castle and Cooke Resorts. §By Joseph Kaakua, Director of Utilities, Castle and Cooke Resorts13th AnnualWater for People Golf TournamentThe Water for People Golf Tournament was held atthe Pearl Country Club after the Hawaii SectionAnnual AWWA Conference on May 2, 2008. Theturn out was a respectable 79 golfers, and good fun was hadby all. Everyone received some kind of prize, making for allinvolved to be winners. Donations this year to Water forPeople were in excess of $4,000 for the first time. Thismoney goes to help cover transportation and other costsassociated with the recent Water for People Rotary Clubproject on Palau. Thanks to all those that participated andalso to those companies that donated cash and prizes for thegolfers. We hope to have more golfers and even better prizesnext year. §By Jeffrey T. PearsonGolf Tournament ChairThank you to following firms fordonating prizes to the golf tournamentR.M. Towill CorporationKAI HawaiiFerguson HawaiiA&B HawaiiGrove FarmPrinceville UtilitiesKapalua Water CompanyPural Water Specialty Co. Inc.Duranceau Consulting Services, LLCAmeron InternationalCH2M HILL Inc.Aqua Engineers Inc.Austin, Tsutsumi & Asociates, Inc.Water Resources International, Inc.Brown and CaldwellNeptune TechnologiesFukunaga & Associates Inc.Engineered Systems, Inc.Underground Solutions8 AWWA /Hawaii Section Summer 2008