Program memorandum, fiscal years 1974-1978 [typescript] by MARC

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Roads and Bridges TT Funding: Cap Imp

Fiscal Year ($Millions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cost)_____ 1971 .20

1972 .175

1973 -

1974 .30

1975 1976 .25 .10

1977 -

1978 .28

Situation: The 7 miles of useable existing primary road and 3 miles of secondary road in Moen consist primarily of predominantly volcanic rock road base and 3 to 6 inches of coral fill. Drainage systems are either minimal or not-existent. Because of the heavy rainfall (140 inches per year), the type of road material and poor drainage, road maintenance is constant and costly. In Dublon, the roadbed built by the Japanese is still in good condition. Road cleanup and minor maintenance have opened up portions of this road. Besides Moen and Dublon, Fefan is the only other major island in Truck where the Japanese built vehicular roads. No restoration work has been done so far on Fefan. Benefits: The road program on Moen, the district center, will benefit its 5,000 population and facilitate commerce and governmental operations. Paving the most traveled road segments (incidentally the most populated areas) will eliminate dust in these areas which is intolerable during the dry spells and add mileage to the average vehicle life time. There are about 450 private and government vehicles operation on Moen. The road program on Dublon will benefit its 2,300 population. A junior high school serving the Mamoneas region is being constructed on Dublon. The Trust Territory Seamanship Institute is based here and future plans call for relocation of the district Fisheries Division with boat repair facilities on Dublon. Opening up roads in Fefan and Uman will benefit about 2, 500 people whose major economic activity and potential is agriculture. -35-

Proposed Program FY 1974: Moen Roads ($250,000) : Provide drainage, rebuild to TT standards and pave the present 2.6 miles route connecting the Civic Center, airport and Commercial Center. This is the most traveled road segment on Moen. Upgrade to TT standards the 4 miles of road between Southfield and Sapuk which will have been improved in FY 1972. Dublon Roads ($50, 00) : Improve Japanese roads which were cleared and opened up in FY 1971 and 1972. Project scope will include restoration of 8 miles of primary “perimeter” and two secondary “loop” roads to passable condition, in readiness for upgrading to TT standards in FY 1975 and 1978. Proposed Programs, FY 1975 and 1978: Moen Roads: Within 5 years the Moen road program should be complete with approximately 8 miles of paved roads and the other 11 miles upgraded to TT standards. Dublon: The 6 miles of perimeter road will be upgraded to TT standards and the 4 miles of secondary roads will be upgraded in future programs. Fefan and Uman Roads: Open up roads where their utilization will be of maximum benefit to commerce and social welfare. Scope of work will depend upon how much is accomplished by the military Civic Action Team road-building program. Further development will be contingent upon future needs and priorities.

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AIRFIELD Programs TT FUNDING Capital Improvement

____FISCAL YEAR ($ Millions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cost)_____________________ 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 -

.810

.490

Situation: The 480-ft airfield facility on Moen was a former Japanese fighter strip that was later improved and extended by the Trust Territory Government. In addition to the regular six flights a week of the Air Micronesia Boeing 727 fan jet aircraft, military planes supplying the Civic Action Team and flying sea-air rescue missions also utilize this airfield. A new terminal building, funded mainly by the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) will be constructed in FY 1972. The present airfield does not meet the minimum FAA standards. It is unpaved and unlighted. Engineering studies being undertaken in FY 1972/1973 will enable the Trust Territory to adopt a plan and design suitable to meet future requirements of this district as well as government standards. Proposed Program FY 1974 through 1978 Expansion and improvement of the Moen airfield to meet FAA standards will begin with an $810,000 funding in FY 1974. Although additional funding is programmed for FY 1975 ($490,000); a realistic estimate can only be made after engineering studies have been completed, and design finalized. Engineering studies and design should be completed in FY 1973.

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TELEPHONE SYSTEM Situation: The World War II [illegible] telephone system that for many years served government offices, staff houses and a few businesses or local homes finally succumbed to Typhoon Amy on May 1, 1971. An ongoing CIP program funded at $106,000 covers the telephone building, the purchase and installation of a modern switchboard capable of handling 300 lines or a maximum of 600 phones (with party lines). Completion of the project is held up by lack of materials. It should be completed, however, in Fiscal Year 1972. Proposed Program, FY 1974 through 1978 $100, 000 programmed in FY 1975 will cover the purchase of new cable reaching to all villages, as well as replacement cables. The $20, 000 funding planned for FY 1976 will complete the island telephone system. Benefits The entire community will benefit from the telephone system, since anyone calling from a public phone booth or an office or home is only a dial away from communication with business associates, family, medical or police services.

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WATER, SEWER, AND POWER SYSTEMS 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 T.T. FUND Operations CIP Water Sewer Power Total CIP Total

.162 2.000 1.768 .405 4.173 4.335

.192

.322 .350 1.250

.200 .200 .392

.831 .300 .350 1.550 1.181 1.872 1.531

.370

.394

.130 .400 .530 .900

.449

1978 .515

.094

.050 .050 .444

.200 .612 .350 .360 .444 1.172 .893 1.687

SITUATION: The impact of the $6 million water-sewer development program will be felt within this programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time frame. Construction of the FY-1971 funded water-sewer program will commence in February or March 1972. Funding for the Moen Water System should be complete by FY-1973 and the entire water budgetary outlays for subsequent years would be primarily for the development of lagoon and outer-island water systems.

The Sewer program covers only Moen island. Future year programs will include Dublon and adequate sewerage systems in the other islands adequate to the needs of village populations.

The public power systems for Moen and Dublon are included in this program. The plan also provided for small to medium size generators to supply power to the other islands, particularly those communities engaged in commercial fishing or other economic activities.

Goal - to provide the adequate public utility system required for Truk Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social and economic advancement.

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Objectives - to provide Moen with public utility systems characteristic of a modern urban community. - to provide Dublon, Tol, Satawan and Ulul with utilities characteristic of rural communities. - to stimulate and assist communities engaged in commercial fishing and agricultural enterprises by providing small generators for operation of freezers, chill boxes, processing plants, etc. - to lay the groundwork for the establishment of public utility agencies to take over as soon as they have the ability and capability to maintain and update the facilities.

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WATER SYSTEMS Programs TT Funding Capital Improvement Moen Outer Is. Total

Fiscal Year ($Millions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cost) 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

2.0 2.0

.90 .35 1.25

.13 .13

1976

1977

1978

.094 .094

.20 .20

SITUATION: Presently, the water system serves only the administration area on Moen and benefits some government employees, a few Micronesian residents, the airport area and two hotels. Under the FY-1969and 1970 appropriations, a new 1-MG steel reservoir 12 new deepwells and replacement of a portion of the master-planned water line to accommodate the deepwells and tie the new reservoir effectively into the system, were completed in FY-1972. Prior to FY-1970 the amount of piped water distributed for domestic use was totaled approximately 240, 000 gallons a day and was derived principally from surface catchment and two deepwells. The amount of water distributed was often insufficient due to loss from leakage, and drought conditions have often necessitated the imposition of water hours. The 12 deepwells now have increased water production to 800, 000 gallons a day. Although sufficient water, which will satisfy Moenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projected population of 9, 000 by 1980 has been developed; it will not be until 1974 that water quality meeting USPHS standards will be available. By 1974, 1.1 million gallons per day of chlorinated water will be available for distribution throughout most of Moen. Water dams and storage reservoir on the Wichen and Wichap rivers are under design and will be constructed as a back-up water source. By FY-1975 the multi-phase and progressively

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expanded Moen water system (costing over $3 million) will serve over 90% of the islands population. The multi-phase water and sewer design has been completed and bidded out for construction under the auspices of OICC, Marianas. An additional $90, 00 funding for water in FY-1973 will further expand and improve the water system. Outer-island development will receive an initial $350, 000 funding in FY-1973 for rehabilitation of the old Japanese water system on Dublon and development of a water system at Fason village on Tol Island. The scope of the latter project will depend upon how much rehabilitation of the Dublon water system will have been accomplished by the Civic Action Team.

Goals and Objectives - to provide water in sufficient quantity and quality adequate to meet the demands of all residents who live within a reasonable distance in Moen and Dublon through 1980. - to provide community type water systems in the outer lagoon islands so that 90% of the people will have access to potable water.

Proposed Construction Programs, FY-1974-1978 Funding for the Moen, and the Dublon water systems will have been completed by FY-1973. Engineering studies of the situation at Fason will determine what further funding will be required for that facility.

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The thrust after FY-1973 will [illegible] the outer islands. Lagoon islands to have development programs on a smaller or rural type scale include Fefan and Uman (FY-75) and Udot (FY-1977). Several village type catchments and distribution systems are planned for outer islands in FY-1977 and 1978 for a total funding of $244, 000. Benefits: By FY-1974, Moen and Dublon residents will have access to excellent quality potable water. Water rationing and catchments for drinking water will no longer be necessary for over 7, 000 people. Sanitary standards and preventative medicine programs will receive a tremendous boost and schools, hospitals and tourist facilities will be assured that safe water will be available throughout the year.

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Sewerage System Fiscal Years – ($ Millions – Cost) Programs CIP Moen

1971

1972

1.768

1973 -

1974 .831

1975 -

1976 -

1977 -

1978 .612

Situation: Existing sewerage within Moen is essentially confined to government facilities. Approximately 300 people, the hospital, Moen high school and the administration offices are benefited by this inadequate facility. For most of the Trukese people Moen and in the lagoon and outer island sewer facilities include septic tanks, cesspools, put privies and other-the-water “benjos”. The latter disposal practices create serious health problems, cause noxious conditions to exist near population center, pollute rivers, streams bays and lagoons, and damage the esthetic beauty of the islands. The present sewerage system on Moen consists of collection lines and raw sewage outfall at Pou Bay, a sheltered bay bordering populated areas of Tunnuk Village. All collected sewage is dumped into the lagoon untreated and has consistently posed potential health hazards. With the completion of Phase I, the seweraging of the administration and commercial areas (including parts of Mwan and Iras villages) will have been accomplished. This includes installation of a sewage treatment and outfall facility in the Iras area.

Goals and Objectives - to install centralized sewerage systems in the District Centers including functional treatment plants to minimize adverse effects on the environment. - to provide communal type sewerage facilities which can adequately handle

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Sewage generated by small village communities. Proposed Construction Programs FY-1974 thru 1978 The increased cost of operations and CIPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projected through this planning period have resulted in reducing the scope of the sewerage program. It is therefore necessary to program the FY-1974 funding ($831, 000) to complete the Mwan and Tunnuk village hookups to the then existing facility and defer construction of the Sapuk peninsula sewerage to FY-1978 ($612, 000). The Sapuk facility will have its own treatment facility. The high cost of sewerage systems has necessitated the segmentation of the sewerage system, giving priority to populated areas and cost-benefit factors. Sewerage for the other islands, including Dublon, will be programmed after FY-1978. Benefits: The provision of adequate sanitation facilities will significantly reduce the incidents of fecal-borne disease among the residents of Micronesian, improve the appearance of their villages and beaches and stimulate aspirations for higher standard of living.

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POWER SYSTEM Fiscal Years Programs TT FUNDING Capital Improvements Dist. Center Outer Isles TOTAL

($ Millions - Cost)

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

.280 .125 .405

.200 .200

.285 .015 .300

.240 .110 .350

.060 .340 .400

.050 .050

.300 .050 .350

.360 .360

SITUATION: Rising incomes and a rising level of expectations will lead increasing numbers of homeowners and small businessmen to ask that they share in the benefits of electricity. Increased demands will also be forthcoming from the government and tourist sector as more schools, hospitals, office buildings, and resort hotels are added to the present physical plan. The Moen Power Plant operates at 2000KW at this time and will be increasing this capacity to 3000 KW when the Nordberg generator, now being installed becomes operational. The distribution system serving Mwan and Southfield villages has been energized. In order to provide electricity for the entire island a total capacity of 4000 KW will be required. The FY-1972 power appropriation provides the funds to construct approximately 6 miles of primary and secondary distribution lines through Iras, Mechitiu. Tunnuk and Xavier High school. These areas are presently beyond existing facilities. FY-1973 funding will provide for another 1000 KW generator for the Moen Power Plant. This will replace smaller generators and increase its efficiency to meet increased load demands. An initial funding of $15,000 for Ulul High School electricity is also provided in the FY-1973 allocations.

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Goals and Objectives - to provide dependable power to all residents and businesses within a reasonable distance of District Centers. - to provide small inexpensive and suitable generating units and distribution systems to electrify some of the populated outer islands. - to augment power capacity as required to aid commercial development - to provide electricity to all schools, public offices and hospitals in the outer islands Proposed Program FY-1974 $240,000 for construction of a new powerplant on Moen to replace the existing plant which cannot be enlarged due to limited space. About 1-1/2 miles of distribution lines will also be constructed between Neauo and Wichap villages. $110,000 for Satawan Power Plant. Project scope will include a power plant, two 75 KW generators and about Âž mile of distribution line. Proposed Program FY01975 through 1978 FY 1975: $60,000 to complete the Neauo-Wichap-Sapuk distribution line. $340,000 for Dublon Power Plant, including a building, two 500 KW generators and two miles of distribution lines. FY 1976: $50,000 for Ulul power plant. This will purchase a second generator, a generator building and about Â˝ mile of distribution line. Fyn 1977: $600,000 to fund purchase of a new 1000 KW generator and new 1-1/2 mile distribution line around the Sapuk loop. This should

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complete the island-wide primary distribution system and afford [illegible] of homeowners in Moen the opportunity to have electricity. $50,000 is programmed for Outer Island Power to purchase small generating unite, provide an adequate building and minimum distribution lines to stimulate and assist isolated communities in the Faichuk and other areas engage in fishing or other economic ventures. FY 1978: $360,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; To complete the Dublon distribution system $192,000 is programmed and the balance of $168,000 will be for the expansion of distribution lines in Satawan, Ulul and Fason and continuation of the aid program to small fishing communities in the lagoon and outer islands. Except for replacement purposes, the Moen and Dublon funding for power development programs will have been completed in FY 1977 and 1978 respectively, and future programs will concentrate more on the refinement of subdistrict center power programs and power development in heavily populated community centers in the outer islands. Benefits The Moen and Dublon power programs will benefit about 8,000 people by FY 1977-1978, who will be enjoying electricity for the first time. Smaller communities will be stimulated by the assistance in getting power to develop fishing or other economic activities. About 2,000 people may be in this group. Electrical power is without doubt a vital factor in the economic progress of Micronesia. It will also enhance social and politiecal advancements since the people will be able to work, study, relax and receive medical care in well lit and better equipped facilities.

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[Illegible] TT FUNDING

Operations

Fiscal Years

($ Millions

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

[ Illegible ]

.076

.082

.084

.088

.095

.098

C.I.P.

.079

[

- Cost)

Illegible

]

Situation: The Public Affairs Department is composed of the Legislative Liaison Division, Civic Affairs, Broadcast and Public Information. Legislative Liaison and Civic affairs are directly concerned with political affairs, specifically, developing, coordinating and implementing a two-pronged political evaluation program. The program on the future-political-status of Micronesia on a territory-wide basis is currently in full swing and carries a high priority. The political education and training of municipal officials of the 38 municipalities, related to the drafting of legislation, conducting of elections, fiscal management and other government processes. The Broadcast division provided the most important news media source in this district the sole broadcast station is government-owned and operated. The division seeks out available program resources from government, social organizations and individuals, disseminates local, territorial and world news and serves as an emergency warning system to its audience. Training programs designed to advance the skills of radio broadcast is the responsibility of the Headquarters department. The Public Information division in the Micronesian News Service (MNS) representative in the district. He works closely with the Broadcast and local news media (a weekly publication) gathering,

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analyzing and disseminating news and information on government programs and activities.

Goals: 1. To prepare the public of this district for self-government within the framework of a united Micronesian and encourage the adoption of democratic principles and processes. 2. To foster a high quality of government service in the 38 municipalities and the District Legislature. 3. To attain a wide dissemination of high quality broadcast and public information programs which relate to local needs, and improve the staff capability of meeting these needs.

Objectives: -

Develop and implement an imaginative political education program that is meaningful and useful in preparing the Trukese for their responsible role in choosing the future political status of Micronesia.

Conduct yearly magistrate and municipal officials seminar [Illegible] them up to date on programs, policies and government procedures.

Provide programs focused on the particular needs of the community and its relationship to the outside world and design corrective programs that can alleviate of help resolve problems.

Proposed Programs: Continue the political status education, training of municipal officials and chartering the remaining unchartered municipalities. Broadcast and Public Information to give their full support to these programs.

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