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Coastal Nonpoint Source
Pollution Control (Section 6217)
The quality of its coastal waters are very important to the economy of the State of Hawaii. Problems may result from polluted runoff or nonpoint source pollution. Common NPS pollutants include soil, fertilizers, oil, litter, lawn clippings, and cesspools. The consequences of NPS pollution are water-born diseases, algae blooms, fish kills, and turbid waters. In 1990, congress enacted the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments by adding a new Section 6217 entitled Protecting Coastal Waters. It required that states with CZM programs to develop and implement coastal nonpoint pollution control programs be approved by the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Section 6217, seeks to strengthen links between federal, state, and county coastal zone management and water quality programs in order to protect coastal water quality from NPS pollution. Section 6217 requires states to submit a coastal nonpoint pollution control management plan. The purpose of the plan is to describe the programs and actions taken to control polluted runoff and maintain water quality standards.
Reports and Studies
Hawaii Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program Management Plan
Findings and Conditions for the Hawaii Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
Hawaii's Implementation Plan for Polluted Runoff Control
The Hawaii Unified Watershed Assessment
Water Quality References Directory (CZMWQDIR)
Watershed Prioritization Process
Watershed Prioritization Process Report June 2009
We invite your comments and input on the Watershed Prioritization Process. As new data and information become available in the future, the methodology and criteria will continue to be updated and refined to the extent that there is funding to do so. Please send your commends and suggestions to the CZM Program.
Watershed Prioritization Process Report Appendix
Watershed Summit 2009 Summary Report and Handouts
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