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The Hawai‘i County Department of Water Supply (DWS) wishes to inform its customers that under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule, DWS has been required to conduct routine monitoring for lead in its 23 public water systems island-wide for over 20 years. Lead contamination has not been found to be originating from… Continue Reading Hawai‘i County Department of Water Supply’s Systems are Lead-Free

The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, has selected the top artworks from the nearly 150 posters Hawai‘i Island schoolchildren entered in the Department’s 3rd Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest. Public and private school students attending kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to compete in the free contest promoting the theme “Do… Continue Reading Department of Water Supply Announces Winners of 3rd Annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest

NEED HELP PAYING WATER BILLS DUE TO COVID-19? APPLY TODAY FOR HAWAI‘I COUNTY ASSISTANCE www.hawaiicountyerap.org CRITERIA: Hawai‘i County resident | Renter at least 18 years old | Lost job or income due to COVID | Provide proof of overdue water bill* | Household income limits apply *Contact the Department of Water Supply (DWS) at (808)… Continue Reading COVID relief for Water Supply customers

This is a Department of Water Supply (DWS) update for Friday, July 27, 2018. North Kona customers are reminded to continue their 10% Voluntary Water Conservation efforts by using water as efficiently as possible. Please make adjustments to irrigation and sprinkler systems to ensure they do not waste water. Palani, Honokōhau, Hualālai and Waiʻaha Wells… Continue Reading North Kona Water Conservation Reminder – July 27, 2018