By Staff Reports
(Kauai)–– The Department of Water (DOW) has scheduled a water outage for the Kôloa area today, Feb. 20, from 3 to 5 a.m. and Thursday, Feb 21, from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning. The shutdown will allow the department’s contractor, Pacific Trenchless to tie into the existing water system.
During the shutdown, customers along Kôloa Road from the Maluhia Road intersection to the Po‘ipû Road intersection will have no water service.
Those along Po‘ipû Road from the Kôloa Road intersection to the Waikomo Road intersection, including those on Smith and Malino roads, will also have no water service.
A detailed map of all affected streets can be viewed online at www.kauaiwater.org.
Affected customers are advised to take the following steps:
- Store enough water to meet their needs during the outage.
- Those with faulty water heaters should ensure that their water heaters do not empty during the outage.
- Notify family, friends, and neighbors that may be affected by the outage.
- Exercise caution while driving through the area.
The Department of Water apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks affected customers for their patience and cooperation while the tie-in is being done.
Affected customers that have listed phone numbers or have registered for the county’s Blackboard Connect CTY notification service will be contacted through Connect CTY about the outage.
Those who have not yet signed up for the free notification service and would like to do so should log onto the county website, www.kauai.gov, or call the Kaua’i Civil Defense Agency at 241-1800.
For more information, please call the Department of Water at 245-5461 during business hours, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For emergencies after business hours, call Police Dispatch at 241-1711.