The Water-works is a site of importance to the dwarves who wish to remain in Moria. Once such dwarf, Foreman Indrith, has made it a mission to repair the channel there.
'I sent Kaldi off to the Vile Maw to open the doors of the channel in preparation for the work to be done there. I have not heard back from him, but I thought that maybe he was just dawdling. Now, I wonder.
'Please, ${PLAYER}, make your way to the Vile Maw, west and a little north of here, and see if Kaldi is still there. I would feel terrible if anything happened to him.
'If he needs help, give it to him!'
Kaldi should be in the Vile Maw, west and a little north of the Great Wheel.
Foreman Indrith fears that he may have sent his worker and friend Kaldi to his death. He has sent you to a camp where he believes Kaldi should be.