HI SCR43

Request the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to investigate standards and procedures for allowing event sponsors to access additional state and county controlled or operated water supplies, in consultation with the Department of Health and other appropriate state departments

Investigate installing backflow preventers and related plumbing equipment on existing potable water systems to facilitate public access to potable water at park sites frequently used for special events

Submit a report of findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020

Address environmental concerns related to single-use plastic water bottles, which require over 17 million barrels of oil annually to produce in the United States and take 1.85 gallons of water to produce one 16-ounce bottle