
Lanai Utility Company Utility Management
Location: | Lanai, Hawaii |
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Client Name: | Lanai Water Company |
Date Completed: | 2005 |
Construction Cost: | $187,000 (fee) |
Disciplines Applied: | Water & Wastewater Engineering |
Project Description:
At the request of the Castle & Cooke Resorts, LLC, RMTC was asked to provide personnel to manage the Lanai Utility Company which is responsible for the water supply and wastewater systems on the Island of Lanai, population 3,200. RMTC’s appointed manager served Lanai Utility Company onsite for over a year and engineering support was provided by the RMTC office. Under this contract, RMTC’s manager was responsible for two wastewater treatment plants and six pump stations, and six groundwater wells and water treatment stations.
The water system included both a potable and non-potable system. The non-potable system included brackish water wells and wastewater reuse.
While managing the Lanai Utility Company, RMTC’s manager was involved in all facets of management including planning, initiating and reviewing design projects, managing operation and maintenance and public relations. RMTC’s Principal-in-Charge and Chief Environmental Engineer, Dr. Leighton Lum, provided oversight of these initiatives.
Specific responsibilities of the Manager were to: