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HI SR80
Resolution
Status
4/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jarrett Keohokalole
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AI Summary
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Marine Corps Base Hawaii discharges two million gallons of treated wastewater daily into Kailua Bay, a heavily used recreational area.
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The base has exceeded state Department of Health bacteria limitations set in its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit on six occasions between August 2020 and February 2022 due to inadequate treatment.
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Senate urges Marine Corps Base Hawaii to upgrade its sewage treatment plant capacity and component redundancy to comply with state water quality permitting requirements.
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Senate requests the base reestablish its water reuse system for irrigation at Klipper Golf Course and expand distribution elsewhere on the base to reduce drinking water consumption and ocean discharge.
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A certified copy of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Legislative Description
Urging Marine Corps Base Hawaii To Upgrade The Capacity Of Its Sewage Treatment Plant And Redundancy Of The Components To Ensure That Final Effluent Quality Is In Compliance With State Permitting Requirements.
Wastewater
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06/06/22.
6/6/2022