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Commission on Water Resource Management adopts Kauai water plan with six conditions
Summary
The Commission on Water Resource Management voted unanimously to adopt the Kauai Water Use and Development Plan update for incorporation into the Hawaii Water Plan, attaching six conditions that require further work by the Kauai Department of Water and set timelines for consultation, implementation planning and reporting.
The Commission on Water Resource Management voted unanimously on Jan. 28 to adopt the Kauai Water Use and Development Plan update for incorporation into the Hawaii Water Plan, with six conditions attached to the approval.
The adoption followed a staff submittal and a presentation by Katie Roth, planning manager for the commission, and comments by Kauai Department of Water manager Joe Tate and the plan consultant. Commissioners asked questions about definitions, outreach to traditional and customary practitioners and funding to carry out the conditions.
Staff recommended adoption with conditions that require the Kauai Department of Water to sequence its next updates with the 2021 Agricultural Water Use and Development Plan and a Water Resource Protection Plan; to request county budget funding for implementation work; and to complete a Ka?ai Water System Implementation Plan and annual…
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