STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1892-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.C.R. No. 203

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 203, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND COUNTY OF MAUI TO INVENTORY AND MAP EXISTING R-1 WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND RESERVOIRS IN MAUI COUNTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and County of Maui to inventory and map existing R-1 water (water recycled from wastewater that has undergone oxidation, filtration, and disinfection) delivery systems and reservoirs in Maui County.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one member of the Maui County Council and Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.

Your Committee finds that without increasing the use of reclaimed water in the State, residents will encounter potable drinking water shortages caused by the overuse of potable drinking water for agricultural, landscaping, or firefighting purposes. Your Committee further finds that an important first step in increasing the use of reclaimed water is to create accurate inventories and maps of existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs that may be used to store reclaimed water.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources, along with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and County of Maui, to inventory and map existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs in Maui County;

(2) Broadening the scope of the inventory and mapping of existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs to Maui County, not just the island of Maui;

(3) Amending its title in accordance with its amended purpose; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 203, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 203, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair