Board debates public access to desalination study as department vows to redact security-sensitive details

May 21, 2026

Deputy Director Kimo Landgraf told the board federal and state security partners advised limiting information about water systems; Member John Helly pressed for release of the full desalination study with redactions confined to genuinely sensitive details. Landgraf agreed to redact and release portions beyond security-sensitive content.

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Deputy Director Kimo Landgraf told the Board of Water Supply the department must limit some information about the water system to protect public health and security, citing guidance from federal Homeland Security, State DOD, EPA and the FBI. "The department needs to protect our water system and the reason is for public health," Landgraf said.

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