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Commission approves two stream/bridge permits, defers a third pending environmental review
Summary
The Water Commission approved a Hookuaaina stream diversion permit with conditions and a Waka bridge stream‑channel permit (both passed 6‑0) and deferred a Turtle Bay culvert permit to allow the applicant to confirm whether prior EIS/343 compliance covered the work.
At its meeting the Commission on Water Resource Management took three formal actions on infrastructure permits.
Hookuaaina (SCWP 63893): the commission approved a Stream Diversion Works Permit to restore an existing diversion, install a 20‑inch buried pipe and divert up to 1.616 MGD to irrigate about 16.9 acres of kalo and diversified agriculture. Commissioners asked staff to clarify the combined effects of stream channel alteration and diversion on the Honokohau IIFS and to verify the applicant’s estimate that 80%…
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