HAR §13-171-41
HAR §13-171-41. Criteria for water shortage declaration
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 13-171-41
A
water shortage declaration shall be made by the commission
within all or part of a water management area which the
commission has found and publicly declared that it is
necessary to regulate the uses of water because in its opinion
that usage has caused or may cause within the foreseeable
future:
(1)
Withdrawals that exceed the recharge;
(2)
Declining water levels or heads;
(3)
Deterioration in the quality of water due to
increasing chloride content;
(4)
Excessive waste of water which can be prevented; or
(5)
A situation in which any further water development
would endanger the ground water aquifer or the
existing sources of supply.
[Eff. MAY 27 1988] (Auth: HRS §174C-8) (Imp: HRS
§§174C-5, 174C-62)