This coming Tuesday, Maui has a chance to move toward achieving greater control over our own water security. The Maui County Council’s Government Relations, Transparency and Ethics (GREAT) committee will meet at 9 am on June 7th to make an important decision: whether to approve a resolution for a charter amendment to establish an East […]
Testimony Needed on Friday, 9/24: EMI Water Lease EIS is Inadequate!
URGENT TESTIMONY ALERT! Maui Tomorrow believes that East Maui Irrigation’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) does not adequately disclose the negative impacts of their proposed 30-year water lease of East Maui stream water, and this FEIS may be approved this week. Please testify this Friday, Sept 24th at 9:00am at the State of Hawai’i Board of Land […]
No Amendments to “Show Me the Water”!
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 9am – Maui County bldg, Council Chambers (8th fl) Demand that NO amendments be made to Mauiʻs “Show Me the Water” policy (WR-11)! Our Water Resources Committee will be meeting to hear proposed amendments meant to lessen the “force” of our “Show Me the Water” policy (WR-11) which requires developers to […]
County Water Policy Under Attack!
County Water Availability Policy Under Attack!! Wednesday, Dec. 2nd 9:00 am. TESTIFY Water Resources Committee Meeting Agenda Item WR-11 8th Fl. County Building 200 S. High St, Wailuku, HI 96793 Maui County’s current law gives priority and incentives to 100% Affordable Housing. Developers would have you believe just the opposite! They are trying to blame […]
Settlement Reached on County’s West Maui Sewage Injection Wells
Wendy Osher at MauiNow is reporting that: Maui County could end up paying $2.5 million for projects to divert and reuse wastewater from Lahiana injection wells, under a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit over Clean Water Act violations. The lawsuit was filed by the environmental law firm Earthjustice on behalf of four community groups […]
Let’s not waste Wastewater
Irene Bowie, former Director of Maui Tomorrow talks about the disadvantages of disposing wastewater into injection wells compared to treating and re-using the water.