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HI SCR203
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/4/2024
Primary Sponsor
Angus McKelvey
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AI Summary
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Requests the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and County of Maui to create an inventory and maps identifying existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs on the island of Maui.
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Defines R-1 water as wastewater that has undergone oxidation, filtration, and disinfection for recycling purposes.
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Cites need for reclaimed water infrastructure to address disposal of over 8,700,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily via injection wells, which causes groundwater contamination and environmental damage.
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Identifies firefighting and agricultural/landscaping irrigation as preferred uses for reclaimed water, including utilization of former plantation reservoirs.
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Requires submission of the inventory and maps to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources, Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development, And County Of Maui To Inventory And Map Existing R-1 Water Delivery Systems And Reservoirs In Maui County.
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Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ganaden, Garcia, Hashem, Holt, Poepoe, Yamashita excused (7).
4/15/2024