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HI SB329

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require that no less than 50 percent of treatment works effluent be recycled as R-1 classified water suitable for recycled water systems by January 1, 2045.

  • Requires each county to submit a feasibility report to the Department of Health by January 1, 2027, on recycling treatment works effluent to standards that protect human health and the environment for irrigation or recycled water system use.

  • Counties must evaluate treatment costs, water delivery costs, local demand for recycled water near treatment plants, and other relevant factors in determining feasibility.

  • Effective July 1, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Water Pollution.

Counties

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/20/2025
Energy & Environmental Protection3/4/2025
Ways and Means2/10/2025
Agriculture and Environment1/21/2025

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