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Water commission defers Turtle Bay stream‑channel permit after questions about cultural review and scope
Summary
The Commission on Water Resource Management deferred consideration of stream channel alteration permit SCAP 6438.3, citing requests for a fuller presentation from the new owner about cultural consultation, flood and sea‑level‑rise analysis, and how the culvert fits into the broader development. The applicant agreed to return with a consolidated slide package and community outreach plan.
The Commission on Water Resource Management on Nov. 18 deferred action on stream channel alteration permit application SCAP 6438.3, the resubmittal for a precast bridge/culvert crossing associated with development on Lots 13–15 at Turtle Bay.
Dean Ueno, presenting for the commission’s Stream Protection and Management Branch, summarized the submittal as a resubmittal of an expired permit originally issued in May 2022 and described attachments including the 2013 final supplemental environmental impact statement, a 2012 cultural impact assessment (CIA) and technical appendices. Ueno said agency comments from the Department of Planning and Permitting, Division of Aquatic Resources and the State Historic Preservation Division had been addressed in the current package and that staff recommended approval with conditions including incorporation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife comments and DHHL‑related conditions.
The applicant team —…
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