Haw. Rev. Stat. § 174C-45
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Surface water criteria for designation.
Official statutory text
In designating an area for water use regulation, the commission shall consider the following:
(1) Whether regulation is necessary to preserve the diminishing surface water supply for future needs, as evidenced by excessively declining surface water levels, not related to rainfall variations, or increasing or proposed diversions of surface waters to levels which may detrimentally affect existing instream uses or prior existing off stream uses;
(2) Whether the diversions of stream waters are reducing the capacity of the stream to assimilate pollutants to an extent which adversely affects public health or existing instream uses; or
(3) Serious disputes respecting the use of surface water resources are occurring. [L 1987, c 45, pt of §2]
(1) Whether regulation is necessary to preserve the diminishing surface water supply for future needs, as evidenced by excessively declining surface water levels, not related to rainfall variations, or increasing or proposed diversions of surface waters to levels which may detrimentally affect existing instream uses or prior existing off stream uses;
(2) Whether the diversions of stream waters are reducing the capacity of the stream to assimilate pollutants to an extent which adversely affects public health or existing instream uses; or
(3) Serious disputes respecting the use of surface water resources are occurring. [L 1987, c 45, pt of §2]
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