HAR §13-169-22. Establishment of program

An instream use protection program designed to protect, enhance, and re-establish, where practicable, beneficial instream uses of water statewide shall be established. The program shall include the: (1) Conducting of baseline research and the undertaking of hydrologic investigations on the area's stream systems; (2) Identification and documentation of instream uses of significance for the area; (3) Identification and documentation of existing stream water development; (4) Establishment and monitoring of instream flow standards and interim instream flow standards for the preservation of stream waters to sustain the instream uses identified in subsection (2) above; and (5) Establishment of a permit system to regulate the alteration of any stream channel in the area. [Eff. MAY 27 1988] (Auth: HRS §174C-8) (Imp: HRS §§174C-5, 174C-71)