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Molokai Irrigation System Water Level

CURRENT WATER LEVEL AS OF 02/09/2012:  10.50 feet

STATUS:  MANDATORY NON-HOMESTEAD WATER CONSERVATION - 30%

Previous water levels:   

  • 02/08/2012:  10.50 feet
  • 02/07/2012:  10.50 feet
  • 02/06/2012:  10.50 feet
  • 02/03/2012:  10.75 feet
  • 02/02/2012:  10.75 feet
  • 02/01/2012:  10.75 feet
  • 01/31/2012:  10.75 feet

 Consumers of Molokai Irrigation System:

MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM DOWNGRADES CONSERVATION MEASURES

FROM PHASE II TO PHASE III, REQUIRING ALL NON-HOMESTEAD WATER USERS TO

CUTBACK WATER CONSUMPTION BY 30%

In accordance with §4-157-4, Hawaii Adminsitrative Rules, the administrator-chief engineer has deemed that special conservation measures are necessary to forestall a water shortage and consequent emergency.  Therefore, effective Monday, August 2, 2010, the Molokai Irrigation System shall implement Phase III - Conservation Measures requiring a mandatory 30% cutback in the monthly consumption of irrigation water for all non-homestead customers. 

M.I.S. staff will continue to monitor non-homestead water meters for compliance with the 30% cutbacks.  Upon notification of non-compliance, the user shall have five (5) calendar days to comply with the Hawaii Administrative Rules Governing the State of Hawaii Irrigation Systems.  Non-compliance may result in addtional surcharges for overuse or discontinuance of service.

HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES:

Upon declaration and notification of emergency conditions by the M.I.S., mandatory conservation measures may be implemented to avoid shotage or interruption of service.

If the M.I.S. determines that a need for conservation exists, it will implement measures described in §4-157-4, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) below:

§4-157-4, HAR, Conservation measures and interruption of water supply.  (a) The department shall exercise reasonable diligence and care to deliver an adequate supply of water to the consumer and to avoid shotage or interruption of waterservice, whenever possible, but shall not be liable for any interruption, shortage, insufficiency of supply, or any loss or damage occasioned thereby.

   (j)   Upon declaration of emergency consitions and implementation of mandatory conservation measures (i.e. ten percent, twenty percent, or thirty percent cutbacks), consumers exceeding the level of mandatory cutbacks shall be assesses a suircharge as follows:

         (1)   Mandatory ten percent conservation - consumers shall be assessed a surcharge of ten cents per thousand gallons of water conusmed in excess of ninety percent of their average use as calculated by the administrator-cheif engineer;

         (2)   Mandatory twenty percent conservation - consumers shall be assessed a surcharge of twenty cents per thousand gallons of waer consumed in excess of eighty percent of their average use as calculated by the administrator-chief engineer; and

         (3)   Mandatory thirty percent conservation - consumers shall be assessed a surcharge of thirty cents per thousand gallons of water consumed in excess of seventy percent of their average use as calculated by the administrator-chief engineer.

NOTE:  Pursuant to §4-157-12, Discontinuance of service; water service may be refused or discontinued by the department if the water bill has not been paid within thirty days after the mailing or presentation thereof to the consumer or if the consumer fails to comply with any of the applicable rules.  However, acreage assessments shall continue in spite of the discontinuance of service.

Please contact us at 973-9473, if you have any questions.

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