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HI Rev Stat § 342D-52 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-52 Testing of water and aquatic and other life.

  §342D-52 Testing of water and aquatic and other life. The director may test any water and aquatic and other life that has been subjected to an oil spill or any other form of water pollution and assess the environmental effects of the pollution, including its effects on:  (1) The quality of the receiving water; and  (2) Aquatic and other life. If the department determines that the effects are such that it would be hazardous to consume the aquatic or other life, the department shall immediately notify the public of that hazard through the news media and by posting warning signs in the areas where the water and shoreline contain aquatic or other life that would be hazardous to consume. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-53 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-53 Certifying agency.

  §342D-53 Certifying agency. The director may act as a certifying agency, as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations 121.1(e) (1985). [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-54 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-54 Wastewater treatment works; financial assistance; grants.

 §342D-54 Wastewater treatment works; financial assistance; grants. (a) The director may make grants to any county or state agency for the construction of necessary wastewater treatment works and for other projects intended for recycled water or waste management by other than conventional means to prevent or to control the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other waste into any state waters.  (b)  No grant shall be made for any project unless:  (1) The project conforms with the state water pollution control plan;  (2) The project is certified by the director as being entitled to priority over other eligible projects on the basis of financial as well as water pollution control needs;  (3) In the case of wastewater treatment works, the application for the grant contains the following:  (A) Reasonable assurances that the applicant will provide for the proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment works after its construction; and  (B) Reasonable assurances by the applicant that an impact fee structure will be instituted to ensure that new developments pay their appropriate share of the costs of the wastewater treatment works, as determined by the counties;  (4) The county or state agency receiving these state funds requires the installation of the low flow water fixtures and devices for faucets, hose bibbs, showerheads, urinals, and toilets in all new construction projects, and the fixtures and devices shall be approved by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and shall comply with applicable American National Standards Institute standards and other standards as may be required by the respective county for all new residential and public buildings; and  (5) The department, where appropriate, determines that the county receiving these funds has taken specific steps to reduce polluted runoff into state waters through educational and regulatory programs.  (c) If federal grant funds are available, the applicant shall be required to pay sixty per cent of the nonfederal share of the estimated reasonable cost of the approved wastewater treatment works as defined by Title 33 United States Code section 1251 et seq. If federal grant funds are not available, the director may make grants up to one hundred per cent of the estimated cost of the project.  (d) Nothing in this section shall restrict the director's authority to make grants to wastewater treatment works or projects granted waivers under Title 33 United States Code section 1311(h).  (e) No moneys used or available for financing under part V shall be used for grants under this section.  (f) No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the director shall submit to the legislature a financial report addressing the status of each grant made during the last completed fiscal year. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2; am L 1991, c 262, §1; am L 1996, c 81, §1; am L 1997, c 221, §2; am L 2001, c 269, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-55 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-55 Recordkeeping and monitoring requirements.

  §342D-55 Recordkeeping and monitoring requirements. (a) The director may require the owner or operator of any effluent source, works, system, or plant; any discharger of effluent; the applicant for written authorization under this chapter for such sources or facilities; or any person engaged in management practices to:  (1) Establish and maintain records;  (2) Make reports and plans that shall cover existing situations and proposed additions, modifications, and alterations;  (3) Install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods;  (4) Sample effluent, state waters, sewage sludge, and recycled water; and  (5) Provide such other information as the department may require.  (b) The director may require that information and items required under subsection (a) be complete and detailed, in a prescribed form, made or prepared by a competent person acceptable to the director, and at the expense of the owner, operator, or applicant.  (c) Management practices covered in this section are those for domestic sewage, sewage sludge, and recycled water, whether or not such practices cause water pollution. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2; am L 1995, c 180, §15; am L 1999, c 193, §10; am L 2001, c 269, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-56 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-56 Complaints; hearings; appointment of masters.

  §342D-56 Complaints; hearings; appointment of masters. The director may:  (1) Receive or initiate complaints of water pollution, hold hearings in connection with water pollution, and institute legal proceedings in the name of the State for the prevention, control, or abatement of water pollution; and  (2) Appoint a master or masters to conduct investigations and hearings. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-57 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-57 Public participation activities; appointment of hearings officers.

  §342D-57 Public participation activities; appointment of hearings officers. The director may appoint, without regard to chapter 76, hearings officers to conduct public participation activities, including public hearings and public informational meetings. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-58 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-58 Consultation and advice.

  §342D-58 Consultation and advice. The director may consult with and advise:  (1) Any person engaged or intending to be engaged in any business or undertaking whose waste, sewage, or drainage is polluting or may tend to pollute state waters; and  (2) Persons intending to alter or to extend any system of drainage, sewage, or water supply. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-59 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-59 Research, educational, and training programs.

  §342D-59 Research, educational, and training programs. The director may:  (1) Conduct and supervise research programs for the purpose of determining the causes, effects, and hazards of water pollution, the quality of the receiving water and the means to monitor the quality of water, or to effect the proper disposal of sewage, drainage, and waste;  (2) With the approval of the governor, cooperate with, and receive money from the federal government, or any political subdivision of the State or from private sources for the study and control of water pollution; and  (3) Conduct and supervise state educational and training programs on water pollution prevention, control, and abatement, including the preparation and distribution of information relating to water pollution. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-60 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-60 Annual reports.

  §342D-60 Annual reports. The director may publish annual reports on the quality of the state waters, which annual report shall include, but not be limited to:  (1) A description of sampling programs and quality control methods procedures;  (2) Statistical analysis and interpretation of the data on an annual basis by specific points (monitoring stations);  (3) Discussion of the results of these analyses to the extent that the implications can be understood by the general public;  (4) Recommendations for the modification of the water quality monitoring program to enhance its effectiveness for maintaining high standards of water quality in the State; and  (5) A note of any significant changes in the quality of state waters. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-61 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-61 Household aerobic unit approval.

  §342D-61 Household aerobic unit approval. (a) The installation or use of household aerobic units that discharge directly to groundwater are prohibited in the State unless approved by the director.  (b) The director shall approve household aerobic units based on the National Sanitation Foundation/American National Standards Institute Standard 245 for class I aerobic units.  (c) The director may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this section. [L 2017, c 89, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-70 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-70 Use of gray water for irrigation purposes.

  §342D-70 Use of gray water for irrigation purposes. (a) The department may authorize any county to implement a gray water recycling program within its jurisdiction. The gray water recycling program shall be limited to the use of gray water for the purpose of irrigating lawns and gardens. All use of gray water shall conform to the state plumbing code, chapter 3-183, Hawaii administrative rules.  (b) The county seeking authorization shall submit to the department for its approval prior to implementation a detailed gray water recycling plan, including rules and procedures for the proposed program. The plan shall address the appropriateness of the program for the geographic area, the environmental impact of the program on the geographic area, the cost of the program, and any other factors deemed relevant by the department. The department may revoke the authorization at any time.  The department and the counties are encouraged to promote widespread use of gray water consistent with subsection (a) in the interests of water conservation. Any guidelines for the use of gray water for irrigation purposes shall be liberally construed so as to allow widespread use of gray water.  (c) For the purposes of this section, "gray water" shall have the same meaning as in section 342D-1. [L 1993, c 66, §2; am L 2013, c 233, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-71 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-71 Recycled water use.

  §342D-71 Recycled water use. All state and county facilities using potable water irrigation systems may connect to available recycled water service. [L 2001, c 269, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-72 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-72 Cesspools; mandatory upgrade, conversion, or connection.

  §342D-72 Cesspools; mandatory upgrade, conversion, or connection. (a) Prior to January 1, 2050, every cesspool in the State, excluding cesspools granted exemptions by the director of health pursuant to subsection (b), shall be:  (1) Upgraded or converted to a septic system or aerobic treatment unit system; or  (2) Connected to a sewerage system.  (b) The director of health may grant exemptions from the requirements of subsection (a) to property owners of cesspools that apply for an exemption and present documentation showing a legitimate reason that makes it infeasible to upgrade, convert, or connect the cesspools. For the purposes of this subsection, a legitimate reason shall include but not be limited to:  (1) Small lot size;  (2) Steep topography;  (3) Poor soils; or  (4) Accessibility issues.  (c) As used in this section:  "Aerobic treatment unit system" means an individual wastewater system that consists of an aerobic treatment unit tank, aeration device, piping, and a discharge method that is in accordance with rules adopted by the department relating to household aerobic units.  "Cesspool" means an individual wastewater system consisting of an excavation in the ground whose depth is greater than its widest surface dimension, which receives untreated wastewater, and retains or is designed to retain the organic matter and solids discharged into it, but permits the liquid to seep through its bottom or sides to gain access to the underground geographic formation.  "Septic system" means an individual wastewater system that typically consists of a septic tank, piping, and a drainage field where there is natural biological decontamination as wastewater discharged into the system is filtered through soil. [L 2017, c 125, §1] Note  Cesspool conversion working group; reports to 2021-2023 legislature (dissolved on January 14, 2023). L 2018, c 132, §2; L 2019, c 170, §3.  Comprehensive statewide study of sewage contamination in nearshore marine areas; report to 2022 legislature and cesspool conversion working group. L 2018, c 132, §3; L 2019, c 170, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 342D-80 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-80 Definitions.

Cross References Drinking water financing, see § §340E-31 to 41.   §342D-80 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:  "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" means the federal law, Public Law 111-5, making appropriations for various purposes, including job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and state and local fiscal stabilization purposes.  "Corpus allocation" means the amount of moneys in the revolving fund that is allocated by the director to provide earnings to reduce an eligible party's total financing costs for one or more eligible projects.  "Eligible party" means a county, state agency, or private person.  "Revolving fund" means the water pollution control revolving fund established by section 342D-83. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 132, §3; am L 2009, c 98, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-81 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-81 Declaration of policy.

  §342D-81 Declaration of policy. The State's policy is to promote water pollution prevention and control, including the use of recycled water, by financing eligible projects of eligible parties consistent with applicable federal and state laws. The State intends the financing to occur through a revolving fund loan program that makes loans to eligible parties at or below market rates and a leveraging program that uses revenue bonds and revolving fund loan programs together in a coordinated manner that does not cause the state debt ceiling to be exceeded. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 269, §5; am L 2002, c 132, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-82 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-82 Powers and duties.

  §342D-82 Powers and duties. (a) In addition to any other power or duty prescribed by law, the director shall:  (1) Establish fiscal controls and accounting procedures at least sufficient to assure proper accounting for appropriate accounting periods of payments, disbursements, revenues, and fees received and made for fund balances at the beginning and end of the accounting period;  (2) Comply with sections 39-61 and 39-62 and ensure that any revenue bonds issued are excluded from the state constitutional debt ceiling. The revolving fund is a "special fund" within the meaning of article VII, section 13, of the state constitution and part III of chapter 39. The revolving fund is not a "special fund" within the meaning of sections 36-27 and 36-30; and  (3) No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, submit to the legislature a financial report addressing the operations of the revolving fund during the last completed fiscal year.  (b) The director may:  (1) Provide financial assistance consistent with this part to any eligible party for the prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution in the State;  (2) Enter into any necessary or required agreement and give or make any necessary or required assurance, designation, or certification with or to any person in order to receive payments or to make or provide any financial assistance in conformance with Title 33 United States Code sections 1329, 1330, and 1383 to 1387;  (3) Enter into grant agreements with the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and accept capitalization grants;  (4) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this part, including rules setting fees for loans issued through the revolving fund and penalties for default of loan repayments;  (5) Pledge funds, loans, and accounts or subaccounts in the revolving fund to the payment or security of revenue bonds or loans issued under this part and make such corpus allocations as the director deems appropriate. The pledge shall constitute a lien and security interest on such funds and loans to the extent and with the priority as set forth in the document establishing the pledge, without physical delivery, recording, or other further act;  (6) Perform any act considered reasonably necessary, advisable, or expedient for the administration of this part or the advancement of the purposes of this part; and  (7) Direct the creation of one or more separate accounts or subaccounts within the revolving fund and specify any conditions applicable to the transfer of moneys and securities among the accounts and subaccounts. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 132, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-83 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-83 Revolving fund; establishment, purposes, coordination.

  §342D-83 Revolving fund; establishment, purposes, coordination. (a) There is established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the water pollution control revolving fund to be administered by the director. The revolving fund shall be administered, operated, and maintained to remain available in perpetuity for its stated purpose.  (b) The purpose of the revolving fund is to provide financial assistance to eligible parties for projects or activities to:  (1) Enable counties and state agencies to plan, design, and construct publicly owned wastewater treatment works in accordance with title 33 United States Code sections 1381 to 1387;  (2) Enable eligible parties to implement management programs established under title 33 United States Code section 1329;   (3) Enable eligible parties to implement conservation and management plans established under title 33 United States Code section 1330;  (4) Enable eligible parties to construct, repair, or replace a privately owned decentralized wastewater treatment system and individual wastewater system that treats municipal wastewater or domestic sewage under title 33 United States Code section 1383;  (5) Enable eligible nonprofit entities to provide assistance to small and medium sized publicly owned treatment works for training activities, planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities under title 33 United States Code section 1383;  (6) Enable eligible parties to manage, reduce, treat, or recapture stormwater or subsurface drainage water under title 33 United States Code section 1383;  (7) Enable eligible parties to develop and implement watershed projects meeting the criteria under title 33 United States Code section 1274;  (8) Enable counties and state agencies to reduce the demand for publicly owned treatment works capacity through water conservation, efficiency, or reuse under title 33 United States Code section 1383;  (9) Enable counties and state agencies to reduce the energy consumption needs for publicly owned treatment works under title 33 United States Code section 1383;  (10) Enable eligible parties to reuse or recycle wastewater, stormwater, or subsurface drainage water under title 33 United States Code section 1383; and  (11) Enable eligible parties to increase the security of publicly owned treatment works under title 33 United States Code section 1383. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 132, §6; am L 2016, c 240, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-84 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-84 Revolving fund; uses.

  §342D-84 Revolving fund; uses. (a) Moneys in the revolving fund, if consistent with the purpose of the revolving fund stated in section 342D-83(b), may be used to:  (1) Provide, make, and condition loans;  (2) Guarantee eligible party loans and bonds and to purchase or provide bond insurance or other credit enhancement or liquidity support for eligible party debt service payments when such action would improve credit market access or reduce interest rates;  (3) Buy or refinance debt obligations of eligible parties at or below market rates, when the debt obligations were incurred after March 7, 1985;  (4) Support and pay the reasonable costs of administering the revolving fund, including operation and maintenance of the revolving fund, subject to the limits in Title 33 United States Code section 1383(d)(7) and Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 35.3120(g), and to provide a source of revenue or security for such support and payment;  (5) Pay the principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, on revenue bonds issued by the director, if the proceeds of revenue bonds will be deposited in the revolving fund;  (6) Provide interest rate subsidies from earnings on corpus allocation to subsidize loans to eligible parties made from the proceeds of the revenue bonds of the department; and  (7) Provide interest rate subsidies to eligible parties by depositing revolving fund moneys into interest bearing accounts in participating financial institutions that issue loans for the implementation of eligible projects under section 342D-83(b).  (b) The entire water pollution control loan program, and not only those accounts or subaccounts funded by revenue bond proceeds, shall be subject to section 39-61 for the purposes of accomplishing leveraging and exclusion of the revenue bonds from the state constitutional debt ceiling. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 132, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 342D-85 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342D. Water Pollution|342D-85 Revolving fund; deposits.

  §342D-85 Revolving fund; deposits. The following may be deposited into the revolving fund:  (1) Federal capitalization grant funds and other federal grants, loans, or appropriations;  (2) Appropriations by the legislature to the revolving fund;  (3) Payments of principal and interest and other amounts made by eligible parties pursuant to loans or other agreements entered into with the director pursuant to this part; provided that if the loans were financed by proceeds of revenue bonds of the director, the deposit of the payments into the revolving fund shall be subject to the rights of the holders of the bonds to receive the moneys;  (4) Fees for loans and other items under section 342D-86;  (5) Proceeds of revenue bonds issued by the director for the purpose of providing financial assistance to eligible parties;  (6) Moneys paid to the revolving fund as a result of court ordered awards of judgments;  (7) Moneys paid to the revolving fund in court-approved or out-of-court settlements;  (8) All interest attributable to investment of moneys deposited in the revolving fund; and  (9) All moneys allotted or directed to the revolving fund from other sources. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 132, §8] Note  The amendment made by L 2014, c 218, §8 is not included in this section.