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Water commission to consider MOA using $2.4M federal earmark to seal two Oahu state wells
Summary
The Commission on Water Resource Management heard staff recommend authorizing the chair to finalize an MOA with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to use a $2.4 million congressional earmark (with a 20% cost share) to seal two identified state wells on Oahu; commissioners raised enforcement and permit‑change questions.
The Commission on Water Resource Management on Aug. 19, 2025 heard staff recommend authorizing Chair Dawn Chang to enter a memorandum of agreement with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to receive a $2.4 million congressionally directed grant to seal abandoned state wells on Oahu.
Katie Roth, the staff presenter, said the funding “is a $2,400,000 congressionally directed [amount] routed through the Environmental Protection Agency, and it requires a 20% cost share, in the amount of $600,000.” The submittal names state well numbers 3‑4101‑005 and 3‑4101‑006 as priorities for sealing on Oahu, and Roth said the Board of Water Supply has reviewed and agreed to the tracked MOA language. She said the MOA would be routed to the Attorney General’s office for final review.
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