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Council reaffirms policy opposing landfills near Honolulu drinking-water aquifers
Summary
The Honolulu City Council adopted Resolution 25-3 CD1 reaffirming a 2003 policy that municipal solid-waste landfills should not be sited near the city’s underground drinking-water resources, following public testimony urging protection of aquifers and discussion of buffer zones created by Act 73.
The Honolulu City Council on Feb. 12 adopted Resolution 25-3 CD1, reaffirming a 2003 city policy that municipal solid-waste landfills should not be located in proximity to the city’s underground drinking-water resources.
The resolution restates the position first set out in Resolution 309 FD1 (adopted April 16, 2003) and urges the Hawaii State Legislature to maintain protections for drinking-water sources when considering landfill siting and related legislation, the introducer said.
Why it matters: Testimony from water managers, labor and community members warned council members that landfills built above aquifers present long-term contamination risks if containment systems fail. Several speakers cited Act 73 — which created a half‑mile buffer…
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