The water quality standards currently in effect were adopted on August 31, 2004:
Amendment
and Compilation of Chapter 11-54, August 31, 2004. (62 pages)
Measures that passed the 2009 Regular Session of the Hawaii State Legislature
include SB1008 Relating to Water Quality Standards.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1008_HD2_.htm
Governor Lingle has until July 15, 2009 to sign, veto or allow this measure to become law without
her signature, and is encouraging the public to provide input and comments. Please visit
http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/2009-news-releases/
governor-lingle-invites-public-comments-on-legislation
for instructions.
There are currently three (3) sets of revisions to the Water Quality Standards in progress.
Please contact Linda Koch or David Penn at (808) 586-4337 for additional information.
A public hearing on the first two sets is scheduled for Monday, April 27, 2009. The public comment deadline
for these two sets is 4:30 P.M., April 27, 2007. Links to the public review documents for each set is provided below.
Docket No. R-1-09
Docket No. R-2-09
Hearings on the third set of revisions are taking place in the State Legislature.
Revisions proposed in 2005 did not go to public hearing and were not adopted. However, portions of the Executive Summary
and Rationale documents produced during the revisions process are applicable to proposed changes to the bacterial indicator
criteria as found in the first and third sets of the current revisions:
Executive Summary - (Please read first)
Rationale Document
