Experts to Speak at W. Hawai‘i Wastewater Meeting

The Office of the Governor is hosting a Wastewater Forum for the West Hawai‘i community on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the West Hawaii Civic Center, County Council Chambers.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the nuts and bolts of wastewater from a panel of state and county officials, a county consultant and a professor from the University of Hawai‘i.

The public is invited to submit questions for the panel by emailing [email protected] or [email protected].

PANEL AND MODERATOR

• Bruce Anderson, division administrator, DLNR aquatics resources division (moderator)
• Sina Pruder, wastewater branch chief, State Department of Health (DOH)
• Robert Whittier, geologist, State DOH Safe Drinking Water Branch
• Eric Yuasa, engineering branch head, DLNR division of boating and ocean resources (DOBOR)
• Finn McCall, engineer, DOBOR
• William Taylor, Hawaii district branch manager, DOBOR
• Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, director, Hawai‘i County department of environmental management
• Dora Beck, chief, Hawai‘i County wastewater division
• Shihwu Sung, professor of environmental engineering, UH Hilo
• Brown and Caldwell, consultant, Hawai‘i County wastewater division

TheWest Hawaii Civic Center is located at 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona.