Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 4, 1 April 1989 — Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PUBLIC NOTICE to OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF EXISTING WELLS AND EXISTING STREAM DIVERSION WORKS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE RULES The Commission on Water Resource Management, Department of Land and Natural Resources, adopted a set of administrative rules whieh heeame effective on May 27, 1988, and whieh implements the State Water Code, Chapter 174C, SLH 1987. One of the rules, Chapter 13-168, entitled "Water Use, Wells, and Stream Diversion Works," sets forth the requirements for: (1) registering wells and stream diversion works; (2) declaring water uses; (3) permitting of any well construction, pump installation or stream diversion works; and (4) reporting of water use on a monthly basis. REQUIREMENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES In accordance wilh Chapter 1 3- 168, theowneroroperator of any existing well or any existing stream diversion works is required to register eaeh such facility with the Commission on Water Resource Management. Registration of facility includes reporting information such as location, dimensions, elevations, construction plans, capacity, hydrology, and otherrelated facts. The deadline for registration is May 28, 1989. Also, if a use of water is being made from any well or stream diversion works in existence as of May 17, 1989 in any area of the State, the owner or operator must ftle a Declaration of Water Use with the Commission. Declaration of water use includes declaring information such as loealion of source, purpose and manner of use, amounl of use, and all other usage-related facts. If no declaration of water use is filed, the Commission may make its own determination of water use that should be declared. The deadline for declaration of water use is May 28, 1989.

WHAT IS INCLUDED A "Well" means any artificial enlargement of a natural opening or any excavation or opening drilled, tunneled, dug, or otherwise constructed for the location, exploration, development, or recharge of ground water and by whieh ground water is drawn or is capable of being withdrawn or made to flow. A "Stream Diversion Works" means any artificial structure, excavation, pipeline, or other conduit constructed singly or in combination for the purpose of diverting or otherwise removing water from a stream into a ehannel, ditch, tunnel, or pipeline. FORMS Registration of a well or stream diversion works and declaration of a water use must be made on forms provided by the Commission. Forms may be obtained at the following offices of the Department of Land and Natural Resources: 1151 Punchbowl St., # 227 ....Honolulu, Oahu 75 Aupuni St Hilo, Hawaii 3060 Eiwa St Lihue, Kauai 54 High St Wailuku, Maui Molokai Irrigation Office Hoolehua, Molokai INFORMATION For further information or assistance, write or contact: Division of Water Resource Management Department of Land and Natural Resources 1151 Punchbowl Street, Rm. 227, Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone 548-3948 or 548-7541